Remember when we used to sharpen chisels on a hand crank grindstone?

I was cleaning out my grandpa's old shed last week and found his ancient hand crank wheel. Man, that thing took forever but the edge it put on a chisel was something else. I compared it to my electric bench grinder I got at a swap meet for 20 bucks and the difference was night and day. The electric one is faster sure but it heats up the steel way too quick and I ruined a good chisel edge that way. Has anyone else gone back to a slower method after getting used to power tools?

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xena_kim15d agoMost Upvoted

Are you really crying over one chisel edge?

paul_owens2514d ago

The chisel edge thing is a real issue for a lot of people, not just something to brush off. @xena_kim, maybe you're lucky enough that it doesn't bother you, but for some of us it throws the whole build off. It changes how the figure looks from the front, which is usually how you display it anyway. I've passed on a few kits because of it, so I get why someone would be upset.