Beginner's Guide to Sharpening Carving Tools

The ultimate guide to caring for your carving tools! Step-by-step tutorials on the basics of sharpening, honing, and polishing hand tools used for carving Beginner-friendly tips for maintaining an edge on knives, as well as V-tools, chisels, and gouges Sharpening kit essentials, storing your blades, cleaning and maintaining your strops and sharpening stones, and troubleshooting Author Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed books published by Fox Chapel Publishing have sold more than 500,000 copies   Learn everything you need to know to keep your woodcarving tools and knives, sharp, safe, and in tip-top shape! If you're a new woodcarver, knowing how to properly sharpen your tools is a crucial, fundamental skill. Inside this comprehensive guide, renowned artist Lora S. Irish offers clear, step-by-step guidance to walk you through the basics of sharpening knives (both double-edge and single-edge), gouges, V-tools, and chisels. Throughout several ste