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My grandpa's lathe advice about sharp tools actually paid off yesterday
My grandpa always told me to sharpen before I start, not after I get frustrated. I ignored that for like 3 months and fought with a dull gouge on some oak in my garage in Dayton. Yesterday I finally took 20 minutes to touch up the edge with a diamond plate, and the cuts came out so smooth it felt like cheating. The wood didn't tear out, my arms didn't ache, and I finished a bowl in one sitting instead of three. Has anyone else had a stubborn moment where they refused to believe some old-timer's tip? What finally made you try it their way?
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the_parker2d ago
Sharpen before I start, not after I get frustrated" is the whole game right there. I fought my dull block plane for weeks on a walnut shelf, telling myself the iron was fine, it was just hard wood. Grandpa saw me sweating and said nothing, just handed me his stones. Ten minutes later the shavings came off in one long curl and I felt like a moron. Old guys know because they already wasted years learning it the hard way.
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