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Appreciation post: An old timer at the county fair told me to quench my chisel in used motor oil, not water, and my edges haven't chipped since.
He was cleaning his hands on a rag near the antique tractor display and just pointed at my work, saying 'boy, you're shocking that steel too hard' before walking off, which honestly fixed a problem I'd been having for months.
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wells.christopher6mo ago
Sounds like a cool trick but honestly, how bad was the chipping before? Might just be you got better at sharpening.
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angela_patel756mo ago
Know what you mean about the sharpening skill improving over time. My first few tries were pretty rough and I blamed the steel. It's hard to separate the technique from the tool sometimes.
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