sharpening a Gouge
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- čas přidán 19. 11. 2023
- How to restore an African village blacksmith gouge, handmade of recycled spring steel. Flattening / straightening the inner side with an angle grinder, sharpening with Japanese whetstone, sandpaper and leather strop. Also for wood working hand tools, plane, chisel, slick.
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- Why to use the grinder?
There is no need for a grinder. Just sandpaper on round wood can be enough. But if the gouge is as bad shape as mine this would take very long. So a grinder can be helpful.
- Is there a risk to waste the blade? Or why to dip it into water?
The blade is heat treated - the steel is hardened. If it get's too hot again, the hardening will be reversed. That is why the blade is constantly cooled in water.
- Where did you find the Gouge?
On a market in a small village in southern Rwanda. Finally i got it really sharp and might use it more regularly. Seems, it is same quality than Japanese tools, as they also do not come ready to use from the shop!
- Which stones are used?
The black one is a Suehiro flattening stone grid 100
the green one is a Shapton 220
the red one is from my grandfathers workshop, Makita is written on the box, i think grid is somewhere between 1000 and 2000
i used sandpaper 240, 320, 600 and 1000
the leather strops are treated with oil and silicium paste. - Zábava
Happy that you have some time to uploading videos again. It's always been a treat to follow along. ^^
Oh, nice to know ! They are still some in preparation about sharpening coming up soon :-)
Nice outcome from a beautiful old tool!
Dear Little Forest. Your videos are super!!! Did you ever tried to use Japanese Saws (Nokogiri) and Chisels (Nomi)?
Hello :-) Yes, i have some Japanese tools - my favourites are their water stones, but also my chisels are in regular use. Since my saw got numb and do not manage to just throw it away, I learned to sharpen grandpa's handsaw (German or British). So, the Japanese one got a more decorative value ;-)
I really enjoy your videos!
Have you been to a flea market or antique sale, since there are two tool sharpening videos less than a day apart?
You are close - i got new stones and some motivation came with them to finally put these two tools i had since long to a better level.