View Full Version : how do you sharpen ring tools
rocabig
21st October 2005, 10:58 AM
just been given a ring tool and was wondering on how are these things sharpened?
thanks
Richard
echnidna
21st October 2005, 11:04 AM
by hand on an oilstone.
Sprog
21st October 2005, 01:42 PM
Here you go
ernknot
21st October 2005, 09:06 PM
Use a ring sharpener
Skew ChiDAMN!!
21st October 2005, 11:40 PM
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
22nd October 2005, 07:58 AM
Half-round diamond hone from Bunnings?
(the other Ern).
mkemila
22nd October 2005, 09:47 PM
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!!
23rd October 2005, 03:28 PM
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
23rd October 2005, 05:05 PM
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
24th October 2005, 07:02 AM
Thanks for the info
much apreciated
Richard
Skew ChiDAMN!!
26th October 2005, 05:34 PM
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.