: 've waited a while to finish this Night Heron....and

: Can you sharpen a chisel to shave hair off your knuckles?

: If so, sharpen a 1" or wider chisel and pare off the tops of
: the globs.

: Do a LITTLE at a time. Move the chisel edge back and forth like a
: saw,
: AND / OR slice pieces off by skewing the blade edge in the
: direction of thrust.

: Don't try to lop off a big thick piece because you'll end up having
: to apply your full body weight, the chisel will
: get out of control and you may rip out more than you wished.

: NEVER work with the blade edge perpendicular to the direction of
: thrust because this
: is a chopping cut, like an ax. It require much more force and is
: why people hurt themselves when their tools
: jumps out of control when the force is released.

: Ever wonder why scimitars, sabers and samurai swords are curved?
: Because they are slicing weapons.
: When you skew the angle of a chisel, plane, or scraper you slice
: and make a clean cut with less force.

: Rest your hands on the surface and push the chisel with your
: fingers ONLY so the
: chisel will never thrust out of control.

: I would put a piece of fiberglass over the veneer, fill the glass
: then sand smooth.

: Good luck,
: Rob

ROB, am going down right now...to SuperSharpen my chisel. Your directions were fantastic...will saw NOT push/jab. No use getting bandaids involved...right?!? WOod post a picture If I knew how, vic in Kansas ( what's an URL address?) I have pics on My Computer.