Sharpening: A Woodworker's Guide

by Randall A. Maxey

Overview

Sharpening: A Woodworker's Guide takes one of the most important aspects of maintaining a successful workshop and breaks it down into all of key areas in an easily-accessible manner. Keeping tools sharp is one of the most fundamentally important disciplines to ensure top-quality results.  This book will show the reader how.

• Aimed at both those new to woodworking as well as the experienced woodworker, Sharpening: A Woodworker's Guide is broken down into three main sections: sharpening by hand, machine sharpening and putting the theory into practice. Traditional sharpening techniques and tools are covered as well as those using the latest innovations for both hand and machine sharpening.
• Areas covered include: sharpening with oilstones, waterstones and diamond stones; correct methods for holding tools; power grinders and grinding wheels; using jigs and tool rests.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781784944407
Publisher:	Guild of Master Craftsman
Publication date:	10/06/2020
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Randall A. Maxey has been woodworking almost since he was old enough to lift a hammer. Born and raised in central Ohio, he owns a custom woodworking business, Cherry Ridge Woodworks. He is also the founder and owner of MiniMaxWorkshop.com which supports the idea that you can build great projects in small spaces. Randall served ten years as senior editor for a woodworking magazine and continues to write and edit articles for other woodworking publications and companies.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Part 1 Getting started

1:1 Understanding sharpness 10

1:2 Bevel angles 14

1:3 Types of steel 18

1:4 Tools and supplies 28

Part 2 Sharpening in practice

2:1 Chisels 48

2:2 Hand planes 64

2:3 Card scrapers 82

2:4 Carving tools 88

2:5 Garden tools 98

2:6 Kitchen tools 104

2:7 Router bits 120

2:8 Planer/thicknesser blades 124

2:9 Drill bits 130

About the author 142

Acknowledgements 142

Index 143

Editorial Reviews

Such a comprehensive list makes this book useful beyond the workshop and you’re bound to find something around the house that needs sharpening! All of the techniques are illustrated with clear photographs. The book is aimed at a broad audience of woodworkers of all kinds but it will also make a useful addition to any turner’s bookshelf.”

Woodturning Magazine

“It’s a comprehensive guide that covers sharpening by hand, machine sharpening, traditional sharpening techniques and the latest innovations in sharpening technology. The book is aimed at a broad audience of woodworkers of all kinds so it should make a useful addition to your workshop bookshelf.”

Woodworking Crafts Magazine

Profusely illustrated throughout, "Sharpening: A Woodworker's Guide" is an ideal instructional guide and manual that will prove essential for the beginner and hold a great deal of value for even the more experienced woodworker. Simply stated, "Sharpening: A Woodworker's Guide" would be appropriate as a curriculum textbook for every public school and technical college woodworking course, as well as for personal, professional, and community library woodworking collections.”

Woman’s Way magazine, o.s. 30th November 2020

Mid-West Book Review