Thread: Sharpening service?

I asked a carpenter that yesterday in blackheath and it appears penrith is the closest he knew of. Happy for another answer though as I have some kit to sharpen.

I injured a smaller version of yours by asking too much of it against a bit of hard hard Eucalypt once and took a big chip out of the leading edge. It's never been the same but I found I had to level up the cutting edge then take back the wings a bit to get it cutting well again. The trick is to maintain an even bevel across the arch. Perhaps revisit a store that sells them and compare against a new one as a yard stick.

Not sure what a pro service would charge to sharpen a gouge but would it be worth it? A new chisel is $32 from Carbatec. Just saying

Originally Posted by Sebastiaan56

I have a Pfeil 9/10 chisel that I just can't get an edge right on. I used it to beat some Sollies Ebony into submission and it has never recovered. It needs a professional, any ideas folks? I'm in the Blue Mountains.

If you want to take a drive to mine ill fix it mate pm me and we can sort it

Thanks everyone,

Crash, where and who in Penrith?

NZ, PM sent,

Archer, that is a really good point, Carbatec is two blocks from my office and I need some other stuff there as well, but I hate throwing good stuff away..

I'll get the details , seeing him later this week.

Something to think about.
there is a place in penrith yes but if its the place I'm thinking of there hight in price.
carving tools are not like carpenters chisels. There not like woodturners chisels, there is a art to getting a sharp carving tool trust me,

pfeil tools are not to bad,
Dustra can be a pain in the bum, till they meet the CBN wheel

carving tools take a lot of hand stoning and buffing to get a nice edge once you have that edge it's just about keeping it by light stropping it and light stoning it,

and not bashing at Sollies Ebony...

According to carpenter most of the businesses that offer sharpening just use this crowd
Leuco Australia
5 Marigold Pl Revesby NSW 2212
They pickup from the business and drop off. Maybe give them a call and see what they can offer in the way of pick up , drop off and sharpening service.
Hope they can help.

Originally Posted by crash486

According to carpenter most of the businesses that offer sharpening just use this crowd
Leuco Australia
5 Marigold Pl Revesby NSW 2212
They pickup from the business and drop off. Maybe give them a call and see what they can offer in the way of pick up , drop off and sharpening service.
Hope they can help.

That's rite they do offer a pick up and drop off and but you pay for it
if the edge is chipped or in a bad way they will class it as a re shape and charge more
the do a lot of knives.

onece agen that is a carpenter and carpenters use a strate edge chisel were wood carvers use a carving tool with a radius

its like taking a car to a bike shop for a service yes there both a form of transport and both have wheels and a seat and pedels but there not the same

if you can get to penrith Tuesday I can have it back to you Thursday mate no charge or you can come over and I can show you how to do it

Originally Posted by nz_carver

if you can get to penrith Tuesday I can have it back to you Thursday mate no charge or you can come over and I can show you how to do it

Sebastian, Sounds like a great deal to me, best to learn how to sharpen from someone who knows carving chisels

NZ, by the by, how are the flexicuts?
Cheers
GG

Well to be honest I'd onley every used flexicut tools ones for all of 2 min and they were not mine.
I have been after a set of my own to try and give a work out to.
To make my mind up about how I felt about them.

Cool
cheers