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Good morning all, I have a J. Alan spoon bit that I have been using for a while now for freehand drilling. I have not sharpened it and it does need it at this point; however, I am not familiar with hoe to sharpen it. Any assistance that you all can provide would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you,
Josh Whitehead
new to pipe making.

I would recommend contacting Jeff, he'd know best

You don't want to use a hoe to sharpen it. A hoe is best for garden use and not sharpening stuff.

Hope this helps.

Rad

Diamond HONE across the flat. Don't mess with the relief on the edge itself.

RadDavis wrote:You don't want to use a hoe to sharpen it. A hoe is best for garden use and not sharpening stuff.

Hope this helps.

Rad

PMF needs a Smartass Comment Hall of Fame for this sort of thing.

You only need a couple of swipes with a diamond hone on the flat portion that actually cuts. There is no need to go over the entire flat.

Thanks guys, I have some really fine grade sharpening stones from working on the straight razors I have refinished but no diamond hone so looks like im stopping off to get one tonight. Thank you all for the responses. I was really looking forward to trying to use a Hoe to sharpen it lol.

Jwhitehead3129 wrote:Thanks guys, I have some really fine grade sharpening stones from working on the straight razors I have refinished but no diamond hone so looks like im stopping off to get one tonight. Thank you all for the responses. I was really looking forward to trying to use a Hoe to sharpen it lol.

Try those stones before investing in a diamond tool. They may work just fine.

They did pretty well but its not a bad excuse to add another tool to what I have already. I have reconditioned several straight razors and may do more so it will be handy to have a good hone.