Noobie with question on cutting

[fredk]

7 hours ago, StickHer said:

i dont have the tools to sharpen it atm, idk if weaver sends out dull chisels. any recommendations on sharpening sets/tools

We don't know your location so we don't know what terminology you'll understand best. But I think you may be in UK or Europe?

Get some different grades of 'wet & dry' abrasive paper, available from a car accessory/parts shop, eg Halfords, costs about 60p/£1 per sheet. Get 320, 600, 800, 1200

Glue strips of these to lolly sticks (available The Works for about £1 per packet)

use these on the bevels of the chisel teeth/prongs, working from 320 to 1200. But also do all four of the sides of the teeth/prongs. Spend time doing this. A couple of hours or less, not just a minute or two

You should be able to get the chisels really sharp, sharp enough that with a very light pressure they will cut slots into a sheet of writhing paper

and, a personal thing to me; I don't like that sort of mallet. I gave mine away. I prefer a similar one but it has an 'ordinary' shape with flat round faces. Like this one; https://www.amazon.com/Leather-Carving-Hammer-Leathercraft-Cowhide/dp/B07H8BH9JR/ref=pd_rhf_d_dp_s_pd_sbs_rvi_sccl_2_13/143-2905049-6470749?pd_rd_w=VK8cg&content-id=amzn1.sym.a089f039-4dde-401a-9041-8b534ae99e65&pf_rd_p=a089f039-4dde-401a-9041-8b534ae99e65&pf_rd_r=ZGVW9JPVPPPCMSQJG7YJ&pd_rd_wg=Vg0YA&pd_rd_r=c2c5f3fb-02a8-4177-8940-f75a10c8369e&pd_rd_i=B07H8BH9JR&psc=1

I find I can give a better whack with it than the other

[StickHer]

thank you for the responses. will go to harbor freight to pick up sand paper and potentially a crocus cloth.   should i also invest in some sort of creams , gels, oils, wax, etc ?

[AlamoJoe2002]

StickHer,

I like to use a Stanley or box cutter knife with premium blades. I strop the blade often on a strop made from a wooden paint can stir stick. Always strop the blade and you won't have to change it often. I use the Harbor Freight Green Compound stick on my strop....it's good and inexpensive at HF. Also, pick up a poly hammer with the screw in heads at HF. Good tools to start with. 

Oh, don't buy sand paper from HF. It is pure junk. Get good 3M sandpaper. 

-JOE

Edited September 4, 2022 by AlamoJoe2002
Harbor Freight Sand Paper Sucks

[tsunkasapa]

2 hours ago, AlamoJoe2002 said:

Oh, don't buy sand paper from HF. It is pure junk. Get good 3M sandpaper. 

HF is great for a lot of things, but their sandpaper is garbage.