A Sharpening Handbook
by Richard D. Wile
There are many books available on sharpening, however as Richard Wile points out, “sharpening has evolved.” He has directed his book towards the novice to intermediate sharpener, with the aim of enhancing their experience with advice on guides, new and traditional media, and techniques.
Techniques cover the primary hand tools in most woodworkers’ workshops...
Sharp
Sharpening for all - green woodwork, workshops, bushcraft, gardening, carepentry, forestry, builders, cooking and craft
Sharp is a book that will guide the reader through the principles and practice of sharpening.
From definitions and requirements in the chapter 'What is Sharp?' and through chapters explaining edge geometry, how to observe the edge to determine correct sharpening procedures required,...
Sharpen This
by Christopher Schwarz
Sharpening is not a sport.
If you want to be a better woodworker, you need to learn to sharpen. If you want to be a better sharpener, you need to stop paying so much attention to tertiary bevels and carbide formations in steel and start paying attention to the wood. If the wood is cut cleanly, then your tools are sufficiently sharp. If the wood is torn out and covered in...
Sharpening Profiled Hand Tools
with Larry Williams
Sharpening hand tools with profiled edges can be a challenge. Larry Williams has years of experience and shares it here, showing how he handles sharpening various moulding planes blades, and other specialised tools that often are not sharpened correctly or well.
92 Minutes. Lie-Nielsen Toolworks Productions, 2009.