how do you sharpen ring tools

[rocabig]

just been given a ring tool and was wondering on how are these things sharpened?

thanks

Richard

[echnidna]

by hand on an oilstone.

[Sprog]

Here you go

[ernknot]

Use a ring sharpener

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

A ring sharpener? Care to elucidate, Ern?

I use an oilstone on the outside and conical whetstone in a dremel for reshaping. If anything makes it easier, I wanna know! :D

[rsser]

Half-round diamond hone from Bunnings?

(the other Ern).

[mkemila]

I am wondering if it would be easier/more accurate to use a water cone. It just seems to me that sharpening something round on something flat would be rather difficult

http://www.leevalley.com/images/icon/woodworking/60m9056c.jpg (http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=33012&cat=1,43072,43071&ap=1)

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=1&p=33012&cat=1,43072,43071&ap=1


Mark
(first time poster)

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

Mark, most ring tools are honed on the outside edges; they're the equivalent of the bevel. The conical stone should really only be used on the inside to reshape the tool... otherwise you lose too much steel too quickly.

It's basically the same thing as touching up a normal gouge with a diamond lap rather than grinding.

[mkemila]

Mark, most ring tools are honed on the outside edges; they're the equivalent of the bevel. The conical stone should really only be used on the inside to reshape the tool... otherwise you lose too much steel too quickly.

It's basically the same thing as touching up a normal gouge with a diamond lap rather than grinding.


My bad, thanks for the info though

[rocabig]

Thanks for the info

much apreciated

Richard

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

My bad, thanks for the info though

My apologies, it was my bad :o I didn't check the pix close enough and assumed they were "full" cones; you were right & the concave faces on those stones would do the outside edges nicely.