On Jun 21, 11:57 am, "trs80" wrote:
is there online somewhere a good tutorial on how to sharpen and maintain
chisels and block plane knifes?

yes. there is. absolutely.


Also instruction on how to restore chisles
that have really banged up edges?

that too.




Im needing to use blockplane more and
should sharped the blade.

block plane is a great tool. but you gotta treat it with care and keep
it sharp. which is what you are finding out. here's a tip: if you get
it good and sharp and keep it that way, it's capable if work you
probably haven't seen it do yet.





I caught the end of the program on the DIY channel where he used 4 wet
stones to sharpen a block plane knife but not the entire thing. He would
take paper thin shavings off the edge of wood after sharpened. I have a
water wheel thing with single stone wheel in water well (I guess Tormek
like) that I inherited but not sure its the right thing to use by itself as
the wet stone approach on the DIY used 4 different stones.

your tormek-like machine will be very useful, as long as it's working
properly. you may want to follow it with one very fine stone or
equivalent.





Id probably only need to sharpen infrequently like once every 2-3 months as
its a weekend hobby thing.

you may be surprised.



Any thoughts appreciated.

thanks