Chisel Skills, Theories, and Techniques for the Sophomore/Junior Woodworker

You chisel wrong. You might get expected results but is there a way to get better results easier? Today we look at woodworking basics and apply general knowledge to figure out better ways to do common tasks with the most basic woodworking tool, the chisel. Through this understanding I hope doors to other applications will open for you.
----------------------------------------------------------
Links Discussed:
Intro to Woodworking (original Version): • 1-01a: An Introduction...
Understanding Woodworking (revised version): • Get Started Woodworkin...
Chisels and Grain: • 1-01b: Chisels & Grain...
Joinery and Chisels: • 1-01c: Joinery & Chise...
Premium Chisels: • What makes a chisel a ...
Buying Tools: • Buying Tools - Prerequ...
Wood: • Wood as Building Mater...
All the Tools: • What Tools Do What - B...
Chisel Skills: • Chisel Skills
----------------------------------------------------------
Tools & Material Used in this video:
Associates Link of other items such as Tool, Book, etc.... I already own/use in woodworking craft that are available on Amazon - www.amazon.com...
----------------------------------------------------------
This channel is based on the value for value proposition. We depend upon patrons like you to subsidize our efforts. The time away from the 'real work' that pays bills and opportunity loss of time with family are our biggest expenses.
So if you feel these videos and series are of value to you and others please consider shopping and patronizing these sites:
wortheffort.com
/ wortheffort
squareup.com/m... (also for Donations)
paypal.me/wort... for PayPal donations
Venmo: @wortheffort venmo.com/code...
/ wortheffort_ww
/ wortheffort_sg

[@Ken-kb5fw]

This is my new favorite woodworking channel

[@meleader]

As a long time woodworker, I can confirm that this is the best compilation of chisel techniques I have ever seen. As an engineer I understood everything you said. Bravo!

[@CandidZulu]

I have been into gunsmithing for 35years and did learn a few things!

[@Brad_R_LiveFit]

It's like I just sat through a master class on chisel use and effective, efficient material removal. Fantastic content!!! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Thank you.

[@matthewwilliamchristopherl7776]

1:20

[@matthewwilliamchristopherl7776]

1:26

[@nate2838]

Not only that, one that is well presented and enjoyable without any fluff :)

[@Wyman642]

This man knows how to communicate deep knowledge! Thanks!

[@darthstewie76]

Bro I love your content. Found you a few weeks ago and have been binging your videos. I have learned so much more about my lathe and how to use my tools. It has made turning very enjoyable instead of frustrating.

[@johnnyb95678]

Excellent master class on chisels. Thank you very much! I always appreciate your approach, your tips and tricks, and you delivery.

[@davidsnodgrass3493]

Thank you for letting me work outside the box. That was a wonderful video. I'm a little new to hand tools, and when it seemed like everyone else was telling me the same thing, I come across your video that allowed me to question what I have been hearing on KZbin. Thanks for giving me the permission to think for myself and decide what would work best for me and my task ahead. Thumbs up.

[@InDireStraits]

I'm amazed at the way you compiled and made so much information easily absorbable. I have not in many years of woodworking and teaching made the connection between a pivoting chisel cut, and the change in angle of attack, it's just something I've done without thinking about what is actually happening. Thank you!

[@j1bb3r1sh]

If only this video came out last week before I put a chisel into my left index finger 😂. So many great tips I hope to apply once my finger heals up, thankfully it wasn’t bad enough to have to go to the ER. I’m amazed at how efficiently and clearly you can explain these ideas with a simple chalkboard. First time I’ve really seen how much thought and technique can go into chisel work, so far I’ve been thinking of it as just a sharp stick. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@vasileiosbitas1794]

Useful and great teaching methodology as always

[@Tome4kkkk]

Again and again, here I am learning some substantial new pieces of knowledge from you after watching 3-5 videos of other woodworkers just repeating the same half-obvious stuff over and over again.

[@jeffsimpson9232]

I learned a lot, Shawn, thanks!

[@Russ0107]

your vids have taught me so much Sean. Thanks dude.

[@andrewbrimmer1797]

As i have watched more of your videos I see how inspiring you really are thanks

[@nate2838]

I love the way you present information. While I've been developing a lot of what you've been talking about regarding hand positioning and the influence it has on approach angle, its one thing to be suspecting something, and another to have it not only confirmed, to have the nuances explained so well. Your videos no doubt have already, and will continue to help a lot of wood workers.

[@williamwimmer5473]

your presentation skills, and especially how you structure your lectures, are absolutely masterful. wonderful job, thanks for sharing with us

[@michaelhayes1678]

Thanks for this content! Very well made all around!

[@n8sot]

Wow!!!! None of the "big dogs" have ever explained it in any way like you have. All of your vids i've watch so far are way above anybody elses. I thought I knew all that needed to be learned.......And here I am learning everything that was missing!!! Thank you for all you do in these vids!!!!

[@Azalraku]

As someone fresh into woodworking, I cannot thank you enough for this material! It is obvious the mastery you have of this discipline. Thank you for sharing your knowledge :)

[@saksmlz]

Really good way to put these details, I learned few things today. Thank you!

[@bradstucky9554]

Really great content. Glad for information that goes way beyond elementary education. Thanks for the detail.

[@EricHonaker]

I really hadn't thought about changing the geometry for certain tasks. Great food for thought!

[@Jack-es9xq]

Yessir, glad I came here every time

[@houstonsam6163]

Thanks for the insight, obvious in retrospect but I had never thought of it - steel is a consumable.

[@soofihasan]

Excellent content. Thank you for sharin, greatly appreciated

[@martintheron1386]

Awesome info.Thank you

[@seanpatterson1609]

Thank you for sharing these great tips. I've learned some of these through experience and intuition, but I learned something on every point you made.

[@Win52D]

Well done and very informative!

[@leemarzahl8891]

Awesome video!

[@luissantiago1832]

Thank you very much for a great video

[@motrebal]

Very good, you are a great teacher

[@christopherharrison6724]

Was a bit sceptical when I saw the title but you made plenty of good points much respect and thanks.

[@SebR-FR]

Great explainations ! Sharpening is not only putting a sharp angle on edge : angle matter, bevel matters. And also profile actually. I have 2 chisels with a light camber, i find it works well for paring with a arched motion.

[@Thyme2sea]

Thank you! Very useful.

[@MatthewHarrold]

Great advice. Blade geometry is fundamental stuff. This was a really cool lesson. Thanks mate. $0.02

[@CleaveMountaineering]

Wow, I never realized that about skewing a blade - totally makes sense, I just never connected what I learned in math class with what I learned in the shop. But I think there's also something useful about the edge of the blade slicing across the work along with the lesser blade angle. (You may have covered that as well).

[@maty7645]

Thanks for the ideas

[@TheSMEAC]

Having an additional cheap set of chisels just for softwood has been a great investment. This way I grind ~17° primary and then hone the secondaries I need until 2/3rds is gone, then refrains the 17°. Saves time and wear and tear in my primary hardwood users. They are sincerely consumables and only get used in pine and cedar.

[@losingfreedomisnofunFJB]

Verry informitive, thanks again

[@loucinci3922]

Good preso. I get it. I burned thru a 1/2" gouge changing from 40/40 to 55 swept back. Ended up just buying more steel and making a handle (following you video too) Thanks for sharing

[@andrewjackson5798]

real penny-drop moment for me at 21:30, very counterintuitive until i saw that drawing - thank you!!!

[@jimmurphy4083]

Great talk thank you.

[@ianpearse4480]

Interesting stuff. Cheers.

[@terryrogers1025]

The only safe tool is a sharp tool, used with common sense. Great tutorial sir. Thanks for the video.

[@bobbabcock3847]

Good education

[@flowleopard893]

My gods what an impressive human. Subbed. And damn did I learn a lot in a short time.

[@pedroclaudio3401]

Also check out the blunt chisel technique with Bill Carter !

[@B_COOPER]

You: Which one of these is wrong Me: All of them!….? You: All of them! Me: Yes! Haha! You: …and none of them! Me: oh

[@lunalakebassman]

Love your content. I was wondering how do you hone your bowl and spindle between sharpening. I think ive watched everyone one of your videos. Would love to see how you just hone an edge during a project.

[@wortheffort]

Slipstone. Have many videos on sharpen gouges.

[@brucewelty7684]

Glad I subscribed.

[@EDSWoodworking]

good job bud

[@EDSWoodworking]

I wood carve with chisel I do my best not to drop them the swiss chisel aren't cheap but most of the time I use rubbing compound and leather strap but I can say for swiss chisel you get what you pay for those cheap one I spend more time sharping them thank you for what you do on KZbin there no way I could what you do my reading level is nothing to be desire if was for the mic on my phone i couldn't do this

[@dpmeyer4867]

thanks

[@SergeyRodionov]

Отличный урок. Спасибо за Ваш опыт.

[@codelicious6590]

Sure steel is cheap but man, those few tools that are always there for you when ya need em and have that good good juju -their worth becomes more than the sum of their materials I feel- I have chisels I made myself that are butt-ugly and anyone else wouldn't look twice at but dammit I love them and they're sharp enough. Chisels hold juju like old US-made wrenches.

[@matthewwright57]

I knew there was a reason I have 4 1/2" chisels instead of sets. They are ground for their task.

[@EDSWoodworking]

make shoulder hurt to when not sharp

[@RichardMuenzer]

This is what my dad taught me first rule you cut away from your body second rule your material is firmly secure third rule do not break rule 1 and rule 2....

[@EDSWoodworking]

I seen a guy on youtude using chisel try use it upside where big in i just laughed at so funny

[@ssrattus]

Great video, I hear a comment is worth 10 likes!

[@RichardMuenzer]

And my last comment is nice dreaming upgrade class well informed and I learned a couple of things why there's a hollow and we can have long hair....

[@eodhowland]

Comment down below.

[@EDSWoodworking]

let me guess you use leather strap

[@wortheffort]

Not always but it’s there on my wall when needed.

[@RichardMuenzer]

Hand sharpen only gentleman do not take it to a grinder once you hit it on the grinder you immediately start heating it up this will anneal your steel for those people that didn't understand that it means you will soften the steel where it will become shit hand sharpened only... And that is what my daddy taught me who has 35 years experience as a carpenter I've got 20

[@wortheffort]

Nope, you can use grinder without affecting annealment.

[@ninjamailz9711]

@@wortheffort especially with advancements in steel, hss, powdered steel etc.

[@RichardMuenzer]

@@ninjamailz9711 advanced metals are tougher but still can be done with stones. I have witnessed too many noobs get on a grinder, and immediately annealing their chisel,drill bit, or personal knife. Sharpening by hand leads to a better outcome further down the road. And we'll save you a lot of frustration 😉 that's my advice and I'm going to stay with this. You're grown adults and you can do what you think is right for yourself ❤️

[@EDSWoodworking]

digging in sorry my spelling not good

[@maxfedor1]

Hollow grind is done because grinding on a radius( wheel) flat grind is achieved on flat disc. It’s impossible to get hollow grind on flat disc, as a flat grind is impossible on a grinding wheel