Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
One of my biggest struggles, was sharpening my chisels. I tried jigs, expensive sharpeners, and wore out countless stones. But it wasn’t until I discovered the scary sharp method that my chisels became lethal wood weapons.
This method uses sandpaper, instead of traditional sharpening stones, on a flat surface like glass to achieve a razor-sharp edge. My simplified version uses just two ceramic sandpaper grits—220 for heavy damage, and 600 for finer work. While other scary sharp systems move through several sanding grit steps, thanks to the friability of ceramics, that 600 grit naturally wears down to about 1000 grit, which streamlines the entire process quickly…something sharpening stones can’t do.
For honing, I skip the leather strop and stick with glass, as I showed in bitesize 222. I apply my homemade paste of aluminum oxide and mineral oil. The glass keeps the surface flat, while the paste polishes the edge to razor-sharp perfection. In the end, you’ll have a chisel sharp enough to cut hair.
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One of my biggest struggles, was sharpening my chisels. I tried jigs, expensive sharpeners, and wore out countless stones. But it wasn’t until I discovered the scary sharp method that my chisels became lethal wood weapons.
This method uses sandpaper, instead of traditional sharpening stones, on a flat surface like glass to achieve a razor-sharp edge. My simplified version uses just two ceramic sandpaper grits—220 for heavy damage, and 600 for finer work. While other scary sharp systems move through several sanding grit steps, thanks to the friability of ceramics, that 600 grit naturally wears down to about 1000 grit, which streamlines the entire process quickly…something sharpening stones can’t do.
For honing, I skip the leather strop and stick with glass, as I showed in bitesize 222. I apply my homemade paste of aluminum oxide and mineral oil. The glass keeps the surface flat, while the paste polishes the edge to razor-sharp perfection. In the end, you’ll have a chisel sharp enough to cut hair.
Check out my other channel! → @makethingswithrob
Become a patron! → patreon.com/makethings ←
Huge thank you to my patrons that keep this thing going!
*MAKER TEAM*
Michelle B
Keith Current
William L McNally
Rich Lightfoot
Tutor the Barbarian
Mike Lornitis
Les N.
Gary G.
Aubrey G.
Nukebert
Sam W.
Aaron Knows DIY
Doug F.
Make Things
#MTbitesize
