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Sharpening (5 books)
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This text provides the reader with tips and shortcuts to sharpening just about everything in the woodworking ship - chisels, planes, drilling and boring tools, carving knives and more, including tools which will hold their edge a long time and which ones need frequent sharpening. There are also descriptions and ratings of available sharpening devices and even ways to sharpen tools with inexpensive abrasive papers and leather strips.
Describes different types of planes and their uses, shows how to make planes, and explains how to use and sharpen chisels.
An easy-to-understand, safe and effective system of sharpening tools to help carvers put a perfect edge on their knives, gouges, chisels and veiners, is provided in this book.
Without proper sharpening equipment and the knowledge of how to use it, no woodworker can hope to operate successfully for long. The author, a professional cabinetmaker, has written a guide to a fundamental, often controversial, aspect of woodworking. It includes a thorough examination of the grindstone, how to use it, how to dress it, and what abrasives to use. The author then looks at honing, the range of stones on offer, maintenance, lubricants and the diamond sharpening systems.
This handbook concentrates on waterstones and teaches the reader how to use them to sharpen chisels, plane irons, carving tools and knives. It includes step-by-step photographs to show the precise details.
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