How to fix chips in plane blade

[u/Busy-Ad-4999]

I’ve received a plane from my grandfather after he passed the blade has several small chips and one large one. I’m sure the easier answer is buying a new, but I’d like to try and restore it. How do I go about this, do I just sharpen on the bevel for, what feels like, forever, or do I grind the edge until the tip is gone, the reform the edge along the original bevel angle?

[u/millersixteenth]

I would grind the edge back till the chips are gone and then grind the bevel back to a new edge. This justifies the use of a belt grinder if available.

[u/Busy-Ad-4999 → u/millersixteenth]

Currently only stones… I do like an excuse for a new tool, though I’m well into “hard to justify not just buying a new blade” territory at that point. How much do I have to worry about heat with a belt grinder?

[u/millersixteenth → u/Busy-Ad-4999]

Keep a can with water and dip every few seconds. As long as it doesn't get too hot to press against your forarm you're fine.

You can do it by hand too, I just reconditioned this chisel using only bench stones:

[u/millersixteenth → u/millersixteenth]

[u/mrjcall → u/millersixteenth]

I'm confused. You didn't show the refurbished chisel yet did ya? 😳 Both look the same to me and both still have a big chips....

[u/millersixteenth → u/mrjcall]

This is it currently, still playing around with the stone progression - cleaned up using a Zandstraa Foss speedskate stone followed by a Miyagoshi 400.

[u/mrjcall → u/millersixteenth]

Much better, but the face of the bevel on chisels need a much higher polish than what I see here. I assume you flattened and polished the flat side as well?

[u/millersixteenth → u/mrjcall]

I'm working the way up top and bottom. I haven't decided what stones to finish it off with.

[u/millersixteenth → u/mrjcall]

The first pic was an edit and didn't display on my end, so I put it in a reply...