Learn to sharpen and maintain your wood carving tools. Easy to follow step-by-step instructions for sharpening on either stones or power wheels.
Get a better understanding of woodcarving tools and how they work.
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- What is sharp? What is dull?
- Products for sharpening
- Sharpening for stones
- Troubleshooting a tool
- Before we begin. Q&A
- Angles
- The knife
- Sharpening the knife with a stone
- The Chisel and Skew
- The V-Tool
- Sharpening the V-Tool with a stone
- The Gouge
- Sharpening the gouge with a stone
- Stropping your carving knife
- Stropping your other tools
- The Slip Strop
- Checking your tool for sharpness
- Sharpening with power
- Rotary sharpening wheels
- Power sharpening the knife
- Power sharpening the gouge
- Power sharpening the V-Tool
- Broken Tools
ISBN: 0-9753002-4-5
Aurthor: Skylar Johnson (2005)
56 Pages - Includes over 110 photos and 25 illustrations
