Sharpening a wood chisel is an easy DIY task for most woodworkers. Most wood workers sharpen their own wood chisel rather than take them out to a professional tool sharpener.

There are three ways to sharpen a wood chisel; it can be done on a wet stone (either oil or water), using hand files or on a table sander. I prefer the table sander.

To sharpen the wood chisel on a table sander insure that the sander has 220 grit sand paper installed. Hold the wood chisels tapered edge against the sand paper until all the rough edges are removed. Then use 400 or 600 grit sand paper to remove any remaining burrs. The wood chisel will become nearly razor sharp.

For a demonstration see our “How to Sharpen a Wood Chisel Video” below.

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