Product Review

The keenness of the edge of the blade and the keenness of the mind of the woodworker are equally important, and sharpening is the most important skill a woodworker must acquire. Fully illustrated instructions start with insights into what "sharpness" really is, with a crash course in metallurgy, then cover the complete sharpening process: grinding and honing; strops and stropping; sharpening by machine; sharpening planes, chisels, gouges, and specially shaped tools; sharpening and setting saws; sharpening hole-boring tools, machine tool cutters, and machine saw blades; sharpening scrapers, axes, adzes, froes, knives, drawknives, and spokeshaves. 160 pages, 137 b/w illus., 5 x 8 1/4.