On Feb 23, 10:06 am, "splinter" wrote:
Just curious....how much time do you guys spend sharpening....say a
1/2 in. chisel that has dulled from normal woodworking.....what grit
stones do you use/ brand/ water/oil......and what do you use to keep
them from rusting?

For some strange reason I don't have a problem with rusted anything in
my little Wisconsin shop. Not sure why.

Once I've got a chisel sharp enough to shave with, a few strokes on
the five k grit and a few on the 8 k will bring it right back. Maybe
ten, fifteen minutes from getting the stones out to putting them away.

Unless I drop it on the floor.
Once I pulled a shoulder muscle trying to catch a chisel as it fell
off the bench. Didn't catch it. It landed on a canvas toolbag,
completey unharmed. And I realized that if I *had* caught it, I
probably would have slit the web between my thumb and forefinger.

Since then, I don't worry about it so much.