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Product details: Format: Hardcover. ISBN-13: 9781565233782. Topics: Woodworking: Sharpening.

There is No Joy in Dullness.

Woodworking with dull tools is like sailing with a dropped anchor; its frustrating, unproductive, and potentially dangerous. If you want to enjoy woodworking, you need to keep your tools sharp. However, with so many sharpening methods available, this necessary and very basic skill has become confusing and intimidating. In the end, whats the "right" method? With Woodworkers Guide to Sharpening, professional woodworker John English keeps it simple: The "right" way to sharpen is the way that works best for you.

To help you identify which technique fits your style, Woodworkers Guide to Sharpening clearly and comprehensively presents all you need to know about every sharpening method, including:
- Sharpening safety
- The characteristics of steel
- Bench stones, water stones, and oilstones
- Diamond and ceramic sharpeners
- The ins and outs of sandpaper and leather
- Sharpening angles, bevels, and jigs
- Sharepening machines
- How to put a sharp edge on every cutting tool in your shop

And, to give you creative and practical ideas for designing your very own sharpening station, youll get a look at the sharpening setups of some of Americas best professional woodworkers, including: Norm Abram; Sam Maloof; James Krenov ; Cindy Drozda; David J. Marks ; Larry Heinonen; Mark Koons