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Scary sharp is a method of sharpening woodworking tools with sandpaper instead of conventional methods of oilstone or waterstone sharpening. The sandpaper is glued to plate glass or another hard, flat substrate to create the sharpening surface.
A sharpening method using sandpaper was passed down through apprenticeship woodworking programs as early as the 1950s - 1960s.[citation needed] Some[who?] believe that it pre-dates World War II.
The basics of the method involves holding the cutting area of the chisel or plane iron flat to the sandpaper and gently moving back and forth in either side to side or back to front motions. The blade is taken through a series of increasingly finer grades of sandpaper.
The blade is assumed to be well shaped, with a clean accurate bevel. The back of the chisel is also flattened and cleaned up using the same grades of sandpaper to ensure a clean sharp edge where the back and bevel meet. Nicks, deep scratches, or excessive wear call for shaping the profile on a low speed grinder before beginning the method.
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