Category:Sharpening

Sharing tools is always a bit of give and take - sometimes you'll luck out and get a freshly sharpened tool right off the wall, sometimes you'll have to take care of a dull blade or bit before you can use it.

If you notice something dull but don't know how to sharpen it, please ask the tool's tutors before attempting anything! Improper sharpening can lead to overheating and thereby ruining some pretty expensive tools!

Sharpening Station

(planned)

It would be nice to bundle a lot of sharpening equipment on a mobile cart or small workbench, e.g.

• bench grinder
• wetstones
• honing gauges
• specialty files
• ...

Further Reading

• introduction at feinewerkzeuge.de (sroll to the bottom of the page; commercial website)
  • EN
  • DE
• Ron Hock's "brief sharpening notes" (commercial website)
  • EN
  • DE

Sharpening Services

Some things like carbide blades call for professional help - HolzWerken is collecting reader recommendations for sharpening services and presenting them in map and list format!