Thread: Sharpening Get Together (GTG), March 13th, 2016

Ladies and Gents,
I have nearly completed a significant shed rebuild and re-arrangement but, getting everything out of cupboards, drawers, nooks and crannies, has highlighted (ie brought back many bad memories of ....) my past sharpening journey. I have tried many methods and now can produce sharp enough edges to suit me BUT any even cursory look at this forum shows that any 10 woodworkers will have 24 passionately defended different preferred ways to sharpen!
So, how does a nubie even get started and how can an established woodworker experiment with different techniques?
l have hatched a plan to use the litter, flotsam and jetsam of my journey to help out.
I am planning on having a DIY SHARPENING GTG on March 13th for woodies to come to my place (south west Sydney) to try any of the methods, processes, tools or machines that I have available and then to form their own opinion as to which method best suits them and their budget. I am competent but by no means an expert, l have no particular barrow to push and l do not, in any way, represent any of the suppliers.

The tools, machines and processes already available are....

• Standard bench grinder
• JET Tormek clone with many accessories
• Tormek drill sharpening jig
• Miller Falls horizontal wet grinder
• Robert Sorby ProEdge belt sander (with gouge sharpening attachment and (hopefully) a diamond belt)
• diamond plates
• steel plates and diamond paste
• Shapton stones (220 to 8000)
• veritas sharpening jig (with 'narrow chisel' attachment)
• eclipse sharpening jig
• Mpower sharpening jig
• Alisam sharpening sled
• Heavy plate glass (x2) and
• wet and dry paper and
• lapidary film
• !!!

Others have now also volunteered;

• More Tormeks including one set up for turning tools
• Worksharp 300
• polished stone slab/s
• AND 2 X FAGCIB ........

As a GTG, there will also be a BBQ (free sausage sandwiches) and plenty of time to sit around, brag, buy, sell or swap tools and timber .......and tell outrageous lies about woodwork, fishing and life.

I hope the date is convenient as it avoids a few other events, Sturt Workshop, TTTG sale and Dave TTC's GTG and is on a long weekend for Canberrans and Victorians but unfortunately it does clash with Kyneton Lost Arts Fair ☹️
If you are interested, and have not already replied, please just PM me and I will send details.
fletty

Fletty, what is FAGCIB?

I can think of some names, but not publishable on this family friendly forum.

Originally Posted by Pat

Fletty, what is FAGCIB?

I can think of some names, but not publishable on this family friendly forum.

Hi Pat,
As they are being brought by FF it would be reasonable to expect that any corrupt interpretation could be possible BUT he assures me that it stands for Fully Annealed Grey Cast Iron Blocks ...... but.....
fletty

Did you post a link on the original thread where you wete talking about this. I missed it till now

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Good idea Dave, I moved it from SHARPENING to ANNOUNCEMENTS when I set a date but I should have left a trail?
fletty

Originally Posted by fletty

Good idea Dave, I moved it from SHARPENING to ANNOUNCEMENTS when I set a date but I should have left a trail?
fletty

Yes please

I have been notified we are going to the old trades fair. I really want to he at this sharpenjng thing. Hmmmm thinking thinking

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Is anyone bringing a grinder with a CBN wheel?

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

Is anyone bringing a grinder with a CBN wheel?

I hope so

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Back to work you. I have one but it has yet to be used due to other activities and I know nothing about it so I might have to find time to wreck a few chisels and see what is what. Dave, can I wreck some of your chisels?

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

Back to work you. I have one but it has yet to be used due to other activities and I know nothing about it so I might have to find time to wreck a few chisels and see what is what. Dave, can I wreck some of your chisels?

Any time

Did not make it the gong btw. Pat will be home after 4 tomorrow. Plans changed at the last minute

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

Any time

Did not make it the gong btw. Pat will be home after 4 tomorrow. Plans changed at the last minute

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

If time becomes available maybe we can give it a run.

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

If time becomes available maybe we can give it a run.

sounds good

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by fletty

Hi all,
I have moved this event to the ANNOUNCEMENTS forum mostly because there were some people who might have been interested but weren't reading the SHARPENING forum....... !
If you are interested and haven't already replied via this thread please reply via PM and/or the ANNOUNCEMENTS forum and I'll send details.
fletty

Sharpening Get Together (GTG), March 13th, 2016

can we attend via Skype??

Originally Posted by ian

can we attend via Skype??

Just for you Ian I'll wear one of those nerdy headband cameras