Quote Originally Posted by busso View Post
Hi,
I am sick of the blunt drills,chisels and plane blades. As you may have already guessed I am an amateur woodworker who provided the bookcases desks and cabinets for the family because it was cheaper making than buying. Times have changed the kids have left home and while I can now afford to buy I now enjoy woodworking for the pleasure it gives me.
However the tools I have whilst old are good quality, but years of my amateurish sharpening has them in need of a good work over.
What is a good buy to professionally regrind chisels, plane blades and drill bits
Are this "white stones " on the generic bench grinders OK for chisel bevels or can they be only be done on a wet stone.
What stones are best for drill bits.
I'd be happy for a link to a good article or point me to where to start research.
I know there a lot in it and I thank you in advance for any help.
Busso, you sound like me; I asked a similar question in the "sharpening" thread of this site about three months ago. I got some excellent advice, particularly from Derek. Have a look at it.

I eventually went with a Veritas Mk II and the scary sharp system and got my very poorly sharpened tools into excellent condition surprisingly easily - they really are scary sharp. And once they are properly sharp then it is real easy & quick to keep them sharp.

The important thing, I found, is my learning curve. The tradespeople who have been using bench grinders for twenty years underestimate the skillbase that they have developed. Us plodders need to learn what they take for granted.

Shortly I will move on to water stones, later to a bench grinder with a good tool guide so that I can hollow grind. One small step at a time - I'll get there.

Cheers

Graeme