Hub just bought a set of chisels at Home Depot, and could take back. The patriarch of our new extended family, is a master at sharpening knives, etc. He is constantly asking if we need our knives sharpened. I say nope, we're good. Our knives are so sharp after he got ahold of them, that I am lucky I have my fingers!I will tell hub about the price at Aldi. The closest Aldi to us is Silver Spring. My daddy had a craftsman shop smith. I spent many an hour with him in the garage, and learned a lot. Sad to say, none of us children could take it 20 years ago when he died. I miss him so much, still. I thank him for all he taught me.
I cherish the time I spent with my father and grandfather building structures and working in the shop. We didn't have a lot of money, so we were diys. Dad was a machinist and tool maker and we were fortunate to have a lathe at home. I remember 60+ years ago spending at least 6 months being trained by my grandfather in woodworking skills. First had to properly sharpen crosscut and rips saws. Then had to properly sharpen planes and chisels. Then had to make a perfect square 8" cube with dovetails on 4 sides. At first the box wasn't quite perfectly square, Then the joints "didn't look right." Then the surfaces were not smooth enough.... You get the drill. What a wonderful education. At the end, I had accomplished something. Today most people don't realize that a properly hand planned surface is smoother than a sanded one.
BTW, sorry your video didn't come through. I got an error that it was no longer at that site. Hattie says, "Arf."
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