I bought a diamond hone to speed up the process of keeping the tagane sharp. I was previously using natural slate with a much finer grit. It was working but taking ages to get a good edge. Ford hallam and others use diamond plates to cut down on sharpening time.
The diamond hone is really aggressive and I found that I had been sharpening wrong before, the smoother hone had just been more forgiving. Trying to correct my angles meant I honed away much of my katakiri-bori chisel. I actually had to go back to the grinder to correct the taper.
You can see the multiple angles.
This has made me focus on getting good flat angles at the 60 degree needed, when I get that correct, the chisel glides through the material.
The diamond hone is really aggressive and I found that I had been sharpening wrong before, the smoother hone had just been more forgiving. Trying to correct my angles meant I honed away much of my katakiri-bori chisel. I actually had to go back to the grinder to correct the taper.
You can see the multiple angles.
This has made me focus on getting good flat angles at the 60 degree needed, when I get that correct, the chisel glides through the material.
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