What is Sharp?
A Sharpening Handbook: What Every Woodworker Needs to Know About Sharpening If there’s one thing to be said about woodworkers, it’s that we’re old school and prefer to pick up a book (or a magazine). With that in mind, I’m …
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Made You Look: Sharpening jig for chisels and planes
A clever shopmade jig made with even more shopmade jigs.
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Grit vs. Microns
When discussing sharpening stones, Vic Tesolin asks thinks it’s about time we start talking about microns.
Blade-Flattening Block
Flattening the back of a spokeshave’s blade on sandpaper is a pain. The blade is so small that it’s hard to get a grip on it. A 1-1/2″ thick MDF block sized to fit my hand makes the job easy.…
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Review: Taytools Drill Press Sharpening System, V2
Low-cost system keeps chisels razor-sharp
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Easy Chisel Sharpening Jig
Chisel Sharpening Jig If you’ve had trouble grinding a straight edge on a chisel or plane iron, try using your disc sander. All you need is a guide that slides in your sander’s miter gauge slot and an 80 or …
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