Learn everything you need to know to keep all your woodcarving tools and knives sharp and in tip top shape! This comprehensive guide offers clear, step-by-step guidance to walk beginners through the basics of sharpening knives, gouges, V-tools, and chisels. Also included are informative sections on safety, basic sharpening techniques, what to keep in your sharpening kit, tool storage and cleanup tips, protecting sharp edges, cleaning stops, and sharpening stones. Learn essential tips and tricks from expert artist and best-selling author Lora Irish in this must-have guide that belongs in every woodcarver's library!
|· A clear, step-by-step illustrated guide that walks beginners through the basics of sharpening, honing, and polishing hand tools used for carving
· Includes tips for maintaining an edge on knives, as well as V-tools, chisels, and gouges
· Also incorporates a handy section on storing your blades and cleaning and maintaining your strops and sharpening stones
· Author Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed, best-selling books published by Fox Chapel Publishing have sold more than 500,000 copies. Lora is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and to Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines