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[GDLutz]

My grandfather bought me a Stanley spokeshave when I turned 10 or 11 (I'm 20 now) and it has been a verry useful tool!

[luketdrifter]

I don't know why, but the videos about grandpa's tools are my favorite.  Especially the ones with sharpening involved.  I was very young when my grandfather passed away, and wasn't able to get any of his tools....my grandmother did hold on to his big Wagner cast iron pan for me, and I cook on it 4-5 nights a week.  Love these videos.

[michiganhomestead]

Hi Cody, as an amateur woodworker I have tried many types of sharpening methods from Japanese water stones to diamond stones for my woodworking tools.
My favorite method after all these years is using sandpaper as the medium. I take 3M sandpaper and spray it lightly with spray glue (3M again) and lay it down on MDF (medium density fiberboard) which is extremely flat and sharpening on it. The best sandpaper is available at automotive paint stores. You can find it all the way up to 6000 grit. I start low and go up from there. Give it a shot, I think you'll like it.
Take care, Dave

[zoidbergmerc]

Top Tip for Japanese stone users:

I usually square up my stones before sharpening on them, I draw a grid on the surface of the stone with a pencil, then rub the stone on a plate of glass until it's flat. If it's really bowed out, I'll put some 800-1200 grit sand paper on the glass too to speed things up. I use a bit of glass from a picture frame I didn't want anymore.

This will make sure that your low spots on your blade are actually low spots on the blade, not low spots on the stone.

[ddekiw]

It's always nice to see a woodworking tool cleaned and sharped for use.

[jameschrisdavis]

I love coming in on Sundays to some Wranglerstar videos. 

[Clayman-kcuy]

I love all these old things you come up with. You've shown us some very interesting and useful tools.

[SkogKniv]

Good video! I wish I had held onto more of my Grandfather's tools. Thanks for sharing that with us.

[FranticSkys]

I like the use of the magnifying glass to get a great look at the edge, to know where the work is needed. The Japanese water stone is perfect for sharping the spokeshave.

[cowsofsuffolk]

Man...your videos have come along way! I think the gun is great. Good job on the plane clean up. I am waiting for my spokeshave to arrive in the mail right now. I ordered one because of theses videos.

[bluecollarscholar]

Thanks Cody.  I've many tools from my family (most all who've passed on) and enjoy  the undeniable connection with both the tool and family member from whom it came.  To care for such tools pays respect to both tool and from its source.  How do you clean your Spyderco stones?  I've tried scouring powder, regular pencil erasers, and have lately settled on letting them soak in cider vinegar.  I've been the most happy with the vinegar as it couldn't be easier to just take them out and give them a quick rinse and are ready to go.

[RickMarshallMaps]

Thanks for the great video. I just received my first old Stanley Spokeshave and your video will help me get it into shape to use

[barrymanman]

I love these sharpening video's. I took up straight razor shaving some years ago (until I went full beard!). It was an art to keep that guy sharp and quite the punishment when I didn't do it right, and I love my Japanese wet stones.
I think I will be sharpening the wife's kitchen knives tonight. Thanks for the inspiration.

[robinandren]

Great video! I got one just like your from my granddad last fall for when I am buildin my little optimist sailing boat. Tank you for making this video my stanley isnt in great shape these videos helps alot. Thanks again for nice videos

[allenfrye]

I got to use one of these one time at a camp and loved the work it did.

[gunslinger]

I have been using Johnson's paste wax all my Stanley and miller falls tools that has a japanning finish, it makes the finish shine really nice, gives a good grip, and protects it.

[JSAnstock]

Nice video Cody. Just have a couple of tips to add.

First off, next tine you hit your nail, carefully, make a hole in it with a red hot paper clip. That way you won't get a blood clot building up under it this may prevent you loosing your nail.

Regards your Grandfathers oil stone when I need to flat mine I use a sheet of course wet and dry paper, well saturated and stuck to a sheet of float glass (thick window glass, mine is a side window from a car) you can then rub the surface of your stone back to flat.

With the blade of the spokeshave, it's well worth putting a polish on the flat side of the blade as the cutting edge of the blade is an intersection of this surface and the bevel, so any nicks of scratches in the flat plane will show up on the cutting edge.

Good to see someone restoring and above all USING traditional hand tools. At risk of sounding like an old f*rt "They don't make 'em like they used to!" and when they do you can't afford the beggars.

[wbmgr]

Did not see if someone already brought this up or not, but Stanley and other manufacturers make rolling guides for use in holding chisels and planer blades straight when running them across the stone. They only cost around $20, so if you sharpen a lot of single bevel blades by hand it's worth it.

[Darcecon]

A SpokeShave looks like a really handy tool to have around to do projects such as handles for tools like you said.

[gobigorgohomenow]

I have seen many of your videos now and I know you are very big into wood working and knives and all that. I HIGHLY recommend you look into a TORMEK T-7 water cooled sharpening system. We use it in my schools shop to sharpen everything. It is by far the Cadillac of sharpeners and well worth the steep price tag.