Best way to sharpen ST chisel?

Leatherman123 · **on:** May 16, 2008, 03:34:25 AM

What is the best way to sharpen the SwissTool chisel?

crls1 · **Reply #1 on:** May 16, 2008, 03:40:49 AM

Freehand, whith a flat stone (diamond, SC, ALO, Wet/dry), in the same motion you would do with a chisel grind knife, and then removing the wire bur in the other side, taking care not to thin the edge, since you only want to remove any damage the chisel could have.

Carlos

Mike, Lord of the Spammers! · **Reply #2 on:** May 16, 2008, 08:54:49 AM

Quote from: crls1 on May 16, 2008, 03:40:49 AM

Freehand, whith a flat stone (diamond, SC, ALO, Wet/dry), in the same motion you would do with a chisel grind knife, and the removing the wire bur in the other side, taking care not to thin the edge, since you only want to remove any damage the chisel could have.

Carlos

Yep like Carlos said

Edi · **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2020, 03:19:22 PM

I know, very old one. But i searched for "chisel" on the forum and from the first page this one seemed the more relevant. I put a chisel bevel on 2 saks. Working great, nk pics atm, because errors. Both flat, lockable screwdrivers wich are at most prying tools. So, i made chisels. Grinding and stones afterwards. No complaints. They don't look perfect, but in time with sharpening, they will.

Edi · **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2020, 03:20:17 PM

And please excuse my spelling mistakes. I just saw some

Edi · **Reply #5 on:** October 07, 2020, 04:48:57 PM

comis · **Reply #6 on:** October 07, 2020, 05:05:22 PM

Edi, those are good mods!

And just throwing ideas out there, I have also seen people modding those flatheads into a spoon carving chisel, by sharpening a divot on the other side of the tool, which I think s also a cool idea.

Edi · **Reply #7 on:** October 07, 2020, 05:36:04 PM

Thank you! I know what you mean... but i'll leave them there, as it is. They actually work, better than i had hopes for. Of course, resharpening is a must. That rounded spoon carver has to be rounded. I have a dedicated mora for that and i don't carve spoons

at all. Don't see a point, actually

Kraken · **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2020, 06:16:14 PM

Quote from: Edi on August 16, 2020, 03:19:22 PM

I know, very old one. But i searched for "chisel" on the forum and from the first page this one seemed the more relevant. I put a chisel bevel on 2 saks. Working great, nk pics atm, because errors. Both flat, lockable screwdrivers wich are at most prying tools. So, i made chisels. Grinding and stones afterwards. No complaints. They don't look perfect, but in time with sharpening, they will.

@Edi, great mod! I did the same thing with the opener layers on a Spartan that I am making my dedicated carving knife. I put both the bottle opener and the can opener (after I filed off the part that cuts the can lids) to a whetstone and now I have two chisels. After the stone, I put a sharper edge on them with wet/dry sandpaper with 800, 1200 and 1600 grit and finally a leather strop. Now they slice through wood with ease.