Re: Sharpening tools
Originally Posted by
Judd
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I use a standard cross-cut `bastard` file - not too coarse. Just follow the angle of the original blade.
Technically correct but in practice
rather difficult to do.
I have found that working on the 'angle' part of the blade often ends up with a mismatch at the point where the two parts meet and it's very difficult to get a consistent angle just by using a hand file of whatever type.
In the woodworking world most people only work on the
flat side and leave the 'angled' blade alone and as people have said above, sometimes it's just the
tension between the two blades that needs adjustment.
Eventualy, if you have a variety of tools to keep sharpe (from chisels and planes to secateurs and garden shears) you end up buying something like this:-
http://www.axminstertools.com/tormek...-system-507158