Product Description
Woodworker's Guide To Sharpening is the perfect book of those of you who would like to learn how to sharpen tools by hand or with sharpening systems. To help you identify which technique fits your style author John English clearly and comprehensively presents you with all you need to know about every sharpening method.
Woodworking with dull tools can be irritating, and potentially dangerous. If you enjoy woodworking then you need to keep your tools sharp. There are so many methods available, that it is definitely necessary, but has become confusing and very intimidating. In the end what's is the right method for you? Woodworker's Guide To Sharpening keeps it simple. If you own tools this sharpening guide is a must have.
This sharpening book also gives you practical ideas for designing your very own sharpening station. You will get a look at the sharpening setups of some of America's best professional woodworkers including, Norm Abrams, Sam Maloof, James, Krenov, David J. Marks, Larry Heineken, and Mark Koons.
Woodworker's Guide To Sharpening Contains:
- Safety Overview.
- Introduction to Steel:
- From Iron to Steel.
- Tool Steel.
- Rockwell Hardness Test.
- Tungsten carbide.
- Cermet.
- Introduction to Bench Stones:
- Two Bevels.
- Choosing a Stone.
- Water Stones:
- Natural Versus Man-Made.
- Using a WaterStone.
- Care & Maintenance.
- Oilstones:
- A Word About Oil.
- Natural Oilstones.
- Man-Made Oilstones.
- Diamond sharpeners:
- Diamond Plates.
- Using diamond Sharpeners.
- Diamond Paste.
- Ceramic Sharpeners:
- Composition of Ceramics.
- Ceramic Products.
- Sandpaper & Leather;
- Lapping.
- The Truth About Grit.
- Paper or Backing.
- Abrasives.
- Bonding.
- Angles & Jigs;
- Sharpening Angles.
- Pitch and Bevel.
- Changing the Bevel Angle.
- Carbide Cutters.
- Recommended Bevel Angles.
- Back Bevels.
- The Magic of Jigs.
- Specialty jigs.
- Turning Tool Jigs.
- Sharpening Machines:
- Grinding Hollow or Flat.
- Dry Grinders.
- Choosing a Dry Grinder.
- Dressing Grinder Wheels.
- Wet/Dry Grinding Systems.
- Power Sanders.
- Drill Bit Sharpeners.
- Sharpening Methods:
- Five Kinds of Tools.
- Cabinet Scrappers.
- Bench Chisels.
- Planes.
- Spokeshaves.
- Roughing Gouges.
- Spindle, Bowl, and Detail Gouges.
- Skews for Turning.
- Parting Tools.
- Chip Carving Knives.
- Carving Gouges.
- Bent Gouges & Spoons.
- V-Tools.
- Carving Chisels & skews.
- Drawknives.
- Inshaves & Scorps.
- Adzes.
- Axes & Hatchets.Planer Knives.
- Shaper & Molder Knives.
- Router bits.
- Circular Saw Blades.
- Files & Handsaws.
- Sharpening Stations.
Woodworker's Guide To Sharpening Specifications:
- Softcover.
- 156 pages.
- Author - John English.