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Pfeil have a deserved reputation for the excellence of their carving tools. Pfeil have been making carving tools for over a hundred years and their tools are sold worldwide. Pfeil was founded in Switzerland in 1902. Their tools are sharpened and honed ready for use with a comfortable octagonal ash handle which has an internal ferrule that prevents splitting. These tools have blade lengths between 110-135mm with an overall tool length of 245-270mm.
All Pfeil tools come sharpened and honed, ready to use. The bevels are ground to an angle between 17 and 25° depending upon size and use of the tools. The tools can be resharpened using various sharpening machines. A grinder with water cooling is preferable to a dry grinder.
When resharpening, please remember:
* Depending on the wood to be worked, the bevel angle should be between 17° (softwood) and 25° (hardwood).
* During dry grinding, the bevel steel should not become discoloured to yellow, blue or grey, otherwise the temper will be lost.
* The discoloured material must then be completely ground away.
* For small tools, a sharpening stone with grit between 100-120 should be used. For large tools, a grit between 80-100 is appropriate.
* After sharpening the blade with an Arkansas stone produce fine, smooth cuts in the wood. |
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