Making a Tormek Jig - Razor edge on the slick

[@raydriver7300]

Such delicate work with a beast of a chisel. My swimming tutor informed me that, in order to be a good teacher you need a thorough knowledge of the subject and the ability to impart that knowledge. I’ve added the willingness to impart that knowledge (without condescension). You have it all and, once again I thank you for taking the time and trouble to share 🌞

[@tbruce-sawsandsplitting]

Beast of a slick that, got some nice chisels but nothing like that yet. I'm mainly site Chippy, only really do joinery for the pleasure but your work and attention to detail is really impressive mate. Thanks for the knowledge you share on here and all the great videos! Cheers

[@theofarmmanager267]

I’ve got a Tormek T8 to which I have fitted the diamond wheel. Needs no flattening but there is only one grit possible - about 1000. If I’ve got a nick, I sue the Tormek to eradicate that. For the secondary bevel I go over to water stones doing it freehand you showed. My thought is always that the Tormek puts a concave primary bevel onto the chisel (not across the blade but up and down). This is obviously exaggerated by the length (up and down) of that bevel so that slicks have a noticeable concave shape. I’m trying to work out in my mind if that concavity affects to any reasonable extent the angle achieved on the secondary bevel and/or the efficiency of the cut.

[@geegdaman]

PRO TIP -- To make the wheel more aggressive, use your wheel flattener and take a small amount off but when you move from one side of the stone to the other, wind the wheels fast so that it take about 15 sec to cross the stone and this will give you a very aggressive grit and sharpen 2-3 times as fast. I then use a separate Buffing Polishing Wheel (I don't use the Tormek leather wheel) with Fine Green Buffing Compound to polish only the ground side of the chisel. I buff only when I need to touch up the edge, this lasts quite a long time before I have to re-grind the edge.

[@Dazza19746]

Beautiful! So good having that ‘heft’ helping you pair👍🏻 Bought my first tormek super grind in 2001 ( the cramp I used to get ‘pinching’ a chisel or whatever in exactly the same spot and using fingers as a ‘fence’ on old grinder tool rest was a nightmare Just sold it last year for quite a bit of money actually and bought the T8. The Japanese water stone is awesome too mate! As you say don’t even open you bank statements but! 😂👍🏻 Thank you 🙏

[@BradshawJoinery]

It's a great tool I'm getting more used to using. Taken some getting used to. The Tormek is great, I think the t8bis a decent step up from the 7! It love a course diamond wheel on one but not sure it would drive it as mine slips drive if I press too hard. Maybe I'll upgrade at some point

[@Dazza19746]

@@BradshawJoinery yeah I did think about the diamond wheels but not sure. There is another option that fits and is cheaper than diamond ‘cbn’ I think it’s called. I am tempted by its dedicated trolly thing, buts it’s pricey! Ps. Just got that beast of a spiral rebate head from whitehill 125 mm spiral! Haven’t used it yet as I’m waiting for cill material coming 👍🏻 hopefully the format 4’s 7.5 horses is enough oomph for it

[@johannes.f.r.]

Gotta love a big chisel and the control they give. Ironically the big ones are often better for precision work.

[@ianelsley]

Yeah, counter-intuitively the same applies to hammers, it's surprising the tolerances that can be achieved with a slight tap (I'm an engineer and I'm talking 0.001"s)

[@davidjennings9253]

Excellent video once more!!!

[@marshallmurrell4583]

Required tool for timber framing. Very impressive.

[@CreativeCarpentry]

All of a sudden I want to sharpen a chisel and do that😂

[@jimgeelan5949]

Hi Ollie, as with your workshop and mine if all your tools, machines, work benches, floors, walls and ceilings don’t have signs of past jobs been done then you are not using it enough. Bless all the channels that show lovely shops that don’t have a tool out of place 😊 apart from nick pudulla ( different level ) thanks Ollie for your efforts. Is that Milwaukee got sights on your channel as a sponsor ? 😊that slick look’s evil coming at you 😮

[@michaelplays2449]

Great video !! Awesome Chizel !!!!!

[@ralphiewigs2208]

Yeah, I agree about having a more aggressive wheel on the Tormek. I watched all the videos of people dulling their blades on cinder blocks and then emerging with razor sharp tools a few minutes later. The reality (for me) is much different. Have you looked at the CBN wheels? They are pretty expensive.

[@ianelsley]

That thing's into draw knife territory, i dont need one but I certainly want one.

[@I-am-not-a-number]

Could I request a sharpening of that Festool countersink, please

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍..Thank you

[@jonathanhasmail]

Very impressive, however, I do wonder how different it may have looked had you asked your metalworker brother(?) to have made the same jig… 😂

[@simonvanellis2945]

Amazing ain’t it, you get thousand of views assembling stuff but much less on how to keep your tools in tip top condition. Remember when Friday afternoons were for sharpening up?

[@richardstevenson2727]

👊🫡

[@paul_my_plumbs_uk]

That's a sword not a chisel 😂😂😂😂

[@vanzipper6486]

Lol