Sharpening Carving Tools for Beginners

Keep all your woodcarving tools sharp and in tip-top shape! This condensed, beginner-friendly guide by renowned artist Lora Irish offers clear, step-by-step guidance to walk beginners through the basics of sharpening knives, gouges, V-tools, and chisels to make your carving experience safer and more enjoyable. Features include overviews on safety, basic techniques, sharpening kit supplies, tool storage, cleanup tips, how to sharpen double-edged and single-edged blades, and how to care of sharpening tools. This is a must-have resource that offers a wealth of information that every beginning carver needs to practice and master.

Features:

• Step-by-step illustrated guide to 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
• A helpful breakdown of sharpening kit supplies
• Storing your blades, cleaning and maintaining your strops and sharpening stones
• Author Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author

Specifications:

• Cover Style: Softcover
• Product Size: 8-1/2" × 11"
• Page Count: 36 pages
• ISBN: 9781497103122
• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing

What’s Included:

• (1) Sharpening Carving Tools for Beginners