Offhand Sharpening 4" Jointer Blades

[@matthewphelps5136]

Awesome job Ghostses, you helped me a ton on this one. Btw you do a bang up job on ALL your videos.

[@ghostses]

Thanks Mathew. I'm glad the video was useful. Thanks for the complement on my videos as well! Take care, G.

[@gcarson19]

Your videos are awesome! Well produced, lighted, and your voice is easy to listen to... you sound like Hollis from Northern Exposure! Keep up the good work!

[@ghostses]

Well thanks Garret! I'm glad you're enjoying them. I never watched Northern Exposure to know what he sounds like- but I take it as a compliment...lol. Take care and good luck, G.

[@BoffinGrusky]

Hey Man......GREAT idea!! Thanks for posting!

[@ghostses]

Thanks. I just finishing installing and testing them. They cut great. Good luck, G.

[@joedodge55]

Great video. Really clear as your other video about the jointer was. Thanks.

[@ghostses]

Thanks Joe! G.

[@bobandrews705]

Good job! Appreciate you sharing your method.

[@ghostses]

Thanks Bob! Glad you liked it, G.

[@BackyardWoodworking]

Real good info. I just don't have the patience to sharpen blades so I use a worksharp when I can. Thanks for sharing Roland

[@ghostses]

Thanks Roland. You're right about patience- it is required for sure. I don't have anything like a worksharp so I go it the old fashioned way. G.

[@pjhalchemy]

Thanks for the great tutorial, G!! Your explanations and tips were backed by your ever great video work. Hard to show that edge well on camera, but its so critical visually to those first steps you take. You've obviously got some long time experience because of your emphasis on choosing the right grit first and working up taking less time...great time saving info, and better final results from it. Feel is that other subjective thing you brought forward and so true. Also looks like we have one of the same water stones (white 1000) and you are right about the maintenance but worth it in my opinion as the final hone will make the edge last so much longer. Thanks Very Much for your time and effort on this! PJ

[@ghostses]

Thanks Pj, I'm glad you liked it. LOL, yes my experience came from being slumped over a stone or paper for hours wondering what was taking so long. It seem counter intuitive to go coarse- but it saves tons of time. I would have dropped to 100 but didn't have any paper. I'm guessing you might have a Norton stone since it's white. The stone you saw is actually a beige color and is an 8k stone. I think it's one of the King stones sold by WoodCraft. You are correct about the final honing. Take care, G.

[@pjhalchemy]

***** Really Did like it G! Personally I think using paper on blades for jointer is appropriate because they take the abuse an no real value to hone or strop them, unless you are doing something special. I too have much slumpage! All my water stones are Japanese and do have a brown K45 King but my favorite white is an S1500 but can't read the Japanese on the label...yours looked white in the vid. From there I usually move to paste to get the final. Most of my stuff is cutlery/swords and tools/bits. I do use the Norton flattening block and/or a Nagura stone on mine though. Thanks again...PJ

[@MRrwmac]

Nice work on the blades. Thanks for sharing.

[@ghostses]

Thanks Mac. Take care, G.

[@jporterfield]

Very good vid. Clear, concise and well thought out. Thanks.

[@ghostses]

Thanks Jeff! I'm glad you liked it. Good luck, G.

[@bain5872]

Well G, you just let my secret out. I use an old black sharpy when re-fretting/leveling and crowning frets on guitars. I've not found anything better for easy of use and fast application. It does a good job at showing those low spots and unevenness. A sign of a good craftsmen is to always cut his self on what he's sharping ...LOL! It's a trade mark for sure. Another great tutorial.

[@ghostses]

Oops..LOL. I can see where it would come in handy with fret leveling, etc. You know somethings sharp when you don't even feel the cut for sure. Thanks Bain, G.

[@rocketglass1]

Very nice Thank You.. I picked up a lot good pointers.

[@ghostses]

No problem! Glad you found some of the information useful. Good luck, G.

[@Bob-ie2rt]

Excellent vid. Thanks for the info.

[@ghostses]

Glad you liked it! G.

[@eddieespinosa8743]

Thanks great video, I learned this on scissors, good job good instructions

[@ghostses]

Thanks Eddie! Glad you liked it. Take care, G.

[@burgessoutdoors]

exactly what i was looking for! thanx man!!

[@ghostses]

+Tyler's Farming No problem Tyler! I'm glad you found it useful. Good luck, G.

[@bertjacobson9550]

Thanks going to try that 👍

[@ghostses]

Give it a go Bert. You've got nothing to loose. Good luck, G.

[@joedodge55]

The other thing this video did was shame me into sharpening my blades sharper! =) I sharpen my handplanes by hand and usually finish with jewler's rouge green then white to really make them sharp. Thanks again.

[@ghostses]

Lol.. I think I stopped at 600 on these but you can go as crazy as you like! I'll strop my plane irons and chisels to green when I'm feeling really saucy...lol. Take care, G.

[@bobbg9041]

is it really necessary to go to 600 grit, I meant you had it flat on the back and a sharp point why the polish?

[@ghostses]

The sharper the better in my opinion. Necessary- I don't know. G.

[@thomastieffenbacherdocsava1549]

Thanks!

[@ghostses]

No problem Thomas! Take care, G.

[@hankus253]

My granite surface arrived just last week and the timing of this video couldn't have come at a better time. Are you using Norton paper?

[@ghostses]

That's cool Hank! No, it's not Norton paper. It's called GatorGrit. I think I picked it up at Ace, but I could be wrong. Thanks, G.

[@blmeflmm66]

Good freehand technique. I'm kind of OCD on sharpening and fell into the hype of all the bs "systems" that have come about in the last 20 years. The big secret is that they ALL work fine. I see guys sharpening to 30,000 grit. Those are guys in denial of self justification for buying a 200 dollar stone. Haha! 6-800 is more than adequate for most applications. I thought I knew what sharp was until I started using a charged leather strop. WOW! Sharpen on stones/paper to 400 and strop with green compound(or whatever color you like, the green is pretty fine. Saves a TON of time by polishing just the edge. As for jointer knives, I popped for some titan carbide tipped knives a few years ago. Some of the best money I've spent. I'll have to pop for another diamond plate when they need work though.

[@ghostses]

Thanks! What's OCD?....lol!!! I started to go down that rabbit hole but stopped at about 12k. In my opinion, most fail to realize what type of edge is really needed for a specific task. I know I'm slowly coming to grips with it for sure! A pocked knife for cutting rope, etc needs to be fairly coarse on the edge- but a straight razor needs to be finely honed and stropped to a super keen edge. Put that type of edge on a pocket knife and many wonder why it won't cut the rope...lol. I agree on the green compound! I have a stick in my drawer. The carbide knives sound nice for sure! I guess it's going to be a good excuse to by a new plate! Take care, G.