April 22, 201115 yr comment_46760  Well, at least that's where my shop is at.  I had a couple of hammer heads that needed handles, and a new belt for the sander to wear out.   Got all done. First, that sander belt:   I set up the beltsander in the vise. It serves as a "sharpener station".    The sander has a "D" handle that one can adjust to most any angle.  I set it up at 90 degrees, and clamp the "D' in the vise.   A Veritas honing guide completes the set-up:and since there is a bench grinder next door to it, I have a decent sharpening centerI hold the honing guide with both hands, and the belt turns away from me.  Two fingers are on the blade as I sharpen, too hot for a finger, pull the guide off the belt.  I had a few chisels to sharpen up, and a block plane to do:Not too bad? About those hammer heads, one was a "Cobbler's" hammer, the other was a BIG rubber mallet.  An old lathe chisel handle was redone into a Cobbler's hammer, and a large dowel was made into a mallet handle: Report
April 22, 201115 yr comment_46763 Hey Steve, after you get that chisel down to that point, take a sheet of 120, and hone it down somemore, then go to a 220, then to a 360. You'll see a sharper edge on those chisels. Report
April 22, 201115 yr Author comment_46762 After they are done on the 100 grit belt, they go onto an oil stone, still sitting in the honing guide. Oil stone also has two grits on board.  A few swipes on each, does the trick. Report
April 22, 201115 yr Author comment_46761 A better view of the mallet's new handle. Just a 7/8" dowel, shaped to fit the oval eye of the mallet.  A block plane got things close, a spokeshave got the fit about right, and a belt from the belt sander finished things up. Sanded the rest of the handle for a better grip, and rounded the end a bit.  The other hammer is a shoemaker's "Cobbler's Hammer". Haven't decided what it will get used for, but it will deliver a nice hit. The hammer in the middle is just a normal sized 16 oz hammer, so one can see the different sizes better. Report
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