Popular Woodworking Magazine » Grinding http://www.popularwoodworking.com Woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking projects and woodworking blogs Mon, 20 May 2013 19:38:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ‘The Last Word on Sharpening,’ by Christopher Schwarzhttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/the-last-word-on-sharpening-by-christopher-schwarz http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/the-last-word-on-sharpening-by-christopher-schwarz#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 01:10:51 +0000 Megan Fitzpatrick http://www.popularwoodworking.com/?p=107592
'The Last Word on Sharpening,' by Christopher Schwarz

I still remember the first time I achieved a truly sharp edge on my smoothing plane iron. Suddenly, I was able to make whisper thin shavings and achieve a shimmering surface…without a surreptitious dip into Christopher Schwarz’s cabinet to borrow his No. 4. And my dovetails started looking a lot better on the inside, too … Read more »

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Using a Hand-cranked Grinder

Many woodworkers fear the act of grinding. And “fear” might be too kind a word. I’ve had several woodworkers send me tools to grind for them (please don’t do this). Other woodworkers spend hundreds of dollars on fancy tool rests or other grinding jigs to ensure that the tool will not catch fire, steal their … Read more »

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