You know how frustrating it is to work wood with tools that are
dull. All that is over. Tool expert Leonard Lee has consolidated a
lifetime of study of sharpening methods, sharpening techniques, and
sharpening devices
into the most practical reference on the subject. You'll discover
the most effective ways to sharpen your tools -- from sharpening chisels to
sharpening drill bits.
With The Complete Guide to Sharpening, you'll get better edges than on most razor blades, and
you'll learn how to shape them to cut better and stay sharp longer.
In fact, Lee's simple principles and some basic equipment will allow
you to sharpen any woodworking tool you are likely to encounter.
"The list of tools Lee discusses is thorough...Each
treatment covers the basics and whatever variations on the theme
woodworkers are likely to encounter in their shops."
-- Woodshop News
The Complete Guide to
Sharpening Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION TO SHARPENING
ONE: THE MEANING OF SHARPNESS
TWO: THE PHYSICS OF SEVERING WOOD FIBERS
THREE: METALLURGY
FOUR: SHARPENING ABRASIVES
FIVE: SHARPENING EQUIPMENT
SIX: SHARPENING CHISELS
SEVEN: SHARPENING PLANES
EIGHT: SHARPENING KNIVES
NINE: SHARPENING CARVING TOOLS
TEN: SHARPENING TURNING TOOLS
ELEVEN: SHARPENING SCRAPERS
TWELVE: SHARPENING HANDSAWS
THIRTEEN: SHARPENING AXES, HATCHETS AND ADZES
FOURTEEN: SHARPENING POWER-SAW BLADES
FIFTEEN: SHARPENING DRILL BITS
SIXTEEN: PERIPHERAL MILLING CUTTERS
SEVENTEEN: SHARPENING OTHER SHOP TOOLS
AFTERWORD
APPENDIX 1: CHIP CLASSIFICATION
APPENDIX 2: INTERNATIONAL GRIT STANDARDS
GLOSSARY
INDEX
Soft-cover,
9-3/4 x 11-7/8 in., 256 pages,
with photos and drawings
ISBN: 978-1-56158-125-2
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