Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago
Want to be able to sharpen a chisel in 45 seconds or less? This masterclass teaches you everything you need to know from geometry and preparation to grinding and polishing.
📝 See The Supporting Blog Here! (Extra Info)
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/how-to-sharpen-a-chisel
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PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED IN THIS VIDEO:
🔸 Japanese Waterstone
mattestlea.com/bester-1000/6000-stone
🔸 Waterstone/Oilstone Flattening Plate
mattestlea.com/dmt-flattening-plate
🔸 Affordable Diamond Stone
mattestlea.com/double-sided-diamond-stone
🔸 DMT Coarse Diamand Stone
mattestlea.com/DMT-Coarse-Diamond-Stone
🔸 Tormek T8
mattestlea.com/Tormek-T8
🔸 Tormek T4
mattestlea.com/Tormek-T4
🔸 Belt Linisher
mattestlea.com/Belt-Linishers
🔸 Lie-Nielsen Honing Guide
mattestlea.com/lie-nielsen-honing-guide
🔸 Veritas Honing Guide
mattestlea.com/Veritas-Side-Clamping-Honing-Guide
🔸 Eclipse Honing Guide
mattestlea.com/honing-guide
🔸 Plane Screwdriver
mattestlea.com/plane-screwdriver
🔸 Leather Strop
mattestlea.com/green-elephant-strop
🔸 Protective Oil
mattestlea.com/camelia-oil
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CHAPTERS:
😤 Getting Impatient? Skip to the good stuff below: ⬇️
00:00 Intro
01:39 Geometry
06:42 Grinding
09:58 Lapping
15:20 Hollow vs. Flat Grind
16:05 Honing
21:46 Deburring
22:15 Stropping
24:14 Testing
24:49 Real-Time Demo
26:00 Outro
____________________________________________
MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀 Purchasing and Using Tools Correctly
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/tutorials/tutorials-hand-tools
🪚 How To Make a Dovetailed Box:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-dovetail-box
🛠 How To Make a Cabinet:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-cabinet
🧰 How To Make a Toolbox:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-toolbox
✏️ How To Design Furniture
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-sketchup-series
______
HOW TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
💪 Become a Patron - Donate a Regular Amount of Your Choice
patreon.com/mattestlea
👕 Purchase Merchandise - Premium Materials, Quality Design.
mattestlea.com/shop
🎁 Wishlist - Help us Purchase New Equipment & Resources!
mattestlea.com/wishlist
🍺 Send a Tip - Quick, Easy, and Massively Appreciated!
mattestlea.com/donate
______
WOODWORKING BOOKS I RECOMMEND:
📘 Collins Complete Woodworkers Manual
mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
📖 Workbenches: Design & Theory to Construction & Use
mattestlea.com/workbenches-book
📚 The Overstory - My Favourite Fiction Books about Trees
mattestlea.com/the-overstory
______
MY FAVOURITE TOOLS:
🪚 Knew Concepts Fret Saw
mattestlea.com/knew-concepts-saw
⬜️ Faithfull Engineers Squares
mattestlea.com/faithfull-engineers-squares
⚙️ Veritas Wheel Marking Gauge
mattestlea.com/veritas-wheel-marking-gauge
🗡 Precision Marking Knife
mattestlea.com/tools
🎥 Lumix S1H Mirrorless Camera
mattestlea.com/panasonic-s1h
______
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ME:
🟪 Instagram: instagram.com/mattestlea
🟦 Facebook: facebook.com/mattestleafurniture
⬜️ Twitter: twitter.com/mattestlea
🟧 Patreon: patreon.com/mattestlea
🟥 Pinterest: pinterest.com/mattestlea
🌍 My Website / Blog: mattestlea.com
💌 Monthly Newsletter: mattestlea.com/newsletter
______
🕵️♂️ WHO AM I?:
My name is Matt Estlea, I'm a 26 year old Woodworker from Basingstoke in England and my aim is to make your woodworking less s***.
I come from 5 years tuition at Rycotewood Furniture Centre with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation, which is where I began growing my business. I then returned to Rycotewood to teach Evening Classes for 2 Years, while also teaching City and Guilds Furniture Making for 3 years. They were some long 12 hour days!
In September, 2021. I resigned from teaching at the school to focus on my own business.
In addition to all that studying and teaching during the week, I occupied my weekends working at Axminster Tools and Machinery in Basingstoke. For 5 years, I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this job role in 2019 to focus on teaching at Rycotewood and my own business.
I like to have a laugh and my videos are quite fast paced BUT you will learn a lot, I assure you.
Lets go make a mess.
______
PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a lil’ commission from recommending at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to know more about how this works, and what businesses I work with, please read my affiliate disclaimer here:
😑 Affiliate Disclaimer: mattestlea.com/affiliate-disclaimer
Want to be able to sharpen a chisel in 45 seconds or less? This masterclass teaches you everything you need to know from geometry and preparation to grinding and polishing.
📝 See The Supporting Blog Here! (Extra Info)
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/how-to-sharpen-a-chisel
____________________________________________
PRODUCTS RECOMMENDED IN THIS VIDEO:
🔸 Japanese Waterstone
mattestlea.com/bester-1000/6000-stone
🔸 Waterstone/Oilstone Flattening Plate
mattestlea.com/dmt-flattening-plate
🔸 Affordable Diamond Stone
mattestlea.com/double-sided-diamond-stone
🔸 DMT Coarse Diamand Stone
mattestlea.com/DMT-Coarse-Diamond-Stone
🔸 Tormek T8
mattestlea.com/Tormek-T8
🔸 Tormek T4
mattestlea.com/Tormek-T4
🔸 Belt Linisher
mattestlea.com/Belt-Linishers
🔸 Lie-Nielsen Honing Guide
mattestlea.com/lie-nielsen-honing-guide
🔸 Veritas Honing Guide
mattestlea.com/Veritas-Side-Clamping-Honing-Guide
🔸 Eclipse Honing Guide
mattestlea.com/honing-guide
🔸 Plane Screwdriver
mattestlea.com/plane-screwdriver
🔸 Leather Strop
mattestlea.com/green-elephant-strop
🔸 Protective Oil
mattestlea.com/camelia-oil
____________________________________________
CHAPTERS:
😤 Getting Impatient? Skip to the good stuff below: ⬇️
00:00 Intro
01:39 Geometry
06:42 Grinding
09:58 Lapping
15:20 Hollow vs. Flat Grind
16:05 Honing
21:46 Deburring
22:15 Stropping
24:14 Testing
24:49 Real-Time Demo
26:00 Outro
____________________________________________
MY FREE ONLINE COURSES:
🚀 Purchasing and Using Tools Correctly
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/tutorials/tutorials-hand-tools
🪚 How To Make a Dovetailed Box:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-dovetail-box
🛠 How To Make a Cabinet:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-cabinet
🧰 How To Make a Toolbox:
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-toolbox
✏️ How To Design Furniture
freeonlinewoodworkingschool.com/projects/the-sketchup-series
______
HOW TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL:
💪 Become a Patron - Donate a Regular Amount of Your Choice
patreon.com/mattestlea
👕 Purchase Merchandise - Premium Materials, Quality Design.
mattestlea.com/shop
🎁 Wishlist - Help us Purchase New Equipment & Resources!
mattestlea.com/wishlist
🍺 Send a Tip - Quick, Easy, and Massively Appreciated!
mattestlea.com/donate
______
WOODWORKING BOOKS I RECOMMEND:
📘 Collins Complete Woodworkers Manual
mattestlea.com/the-woodworkers-manual
📖 Workbenches: Design & Theory to Construction & Use
mattestlea.com/workbenches-book
📚 The Overstory - My Favourite Fiction Books about Trees
mattestlea.com/the-overstory
______
MY FAVOURITE TOOLS:
🪚 Knew Concepts Fret Saw
mattestlea.com/knew-concepts-saw
⬜️ Faithfull Engineers Squares
mattestlea.com/faithfull-engineers-squares
⚙️ Veritas Wheel Marking Gauge
mattestlea.com/veritas-wheel-marking-gauge
🗡 Precision Marking Knife
mattestlea.com/tools
🎥 Lumix S1H Mirrorless Camera
mattestlea.com/panasonic-s1h
______
KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ME:
🟪 Instagram: instagram.com/mattestlea
🟦 Facebook: facebook.com/mattestleafurniture
⬜️ Twitter: twitter.com/mattestlea
🟧 Patreon: patreon.com/mattestlea
🟥 Pinterest: pinterest.com/mattestlea
🌍 My Website / Blog: mattestlea.com
💌 Monthly Newsletter: mattestlea.com/newsletter
______
🕵️♂️ WHO AM I?:
My name is Matt Estlea, I'm a 26 year old Woodworker from Basingstoke in England and my aim is to make your woodworking less s***.
I come from 5 years tuition at Rycotewood Furniture Centre with a further 1 year working as an Artist in Residence at the Sylva Foundation, which is where I began growing my business. I then returned to Rycotewood to teach Evening Classes for 2 Years, while also teaching City and Guilds Furniture Making for 3 years. They were some long 12 hour days!
In September, 2021. I resigned from teaching at the school to focus on my own business.
In addition to all that studying and teaching during the week, I occupied my weekends working at Axminster Tools and Machinery in Basingstoke. For 5 years, I helped customers with purchasing tools, demonstrated in stores and events, and gained extensive knowledge about a variety of tools and brands. I discontinued this job role in 2019 to focus on teaching at Rycotewood and my own business.
I like to have a laugh and my videos are quite fast paced BUT you will learn a lot, I assure you.
Lets go make a mess.
______
PS: Some of the links in this description are affiliate links that I get a lil’ commission from recommending at no extra cost to you. If you’d like to know more about how this works, and what businesses I work with, please read my affiliate disclaimer here:
😑 Affiliate Disclaimer: mattestlea.com/affiliate-disclaimer
