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On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 04:26:46 +0000, Joe Tylicki wrote:

The Powermatic actually comes with a sharpening cone. After the first
try
in rock maple was defeated, I dressed it up a little on there and was
able
to make a hole, albeit with one hell of a lot of force. I was nervous
about doing anything to the outside of the chisel lest I change the
diameter. Can you tell me more about how you polish the bottom sides?


Nothin' to it, mate. Lay it out on a (flat) fine bench stone and give each
face a few strokes. You aren't trying for a mirror ... just making it
smoother than it was. It's unlikely you'll remove even .005" unless you
make a second career out of it.


Well that is better than nothing but I'll call you on a mirror finish.
Nothing cuts quite like a chisel with a mirror finish in addition to a sharp
edge. Less friction is what you are looking for.