Sharpening

with Asa Christiana

Learn how to use a conventional bench grinder for perfect bevels on your chisels and plane irons

with Richard Raffan

How to reshape and put a new bevel on a gouge with a fingernail grind. Plus, learn about Raffan's new DVD on bowl turning.

with Gary Rogowski

A "pretty good" edge can always be made better, using simple adjustments in technique. That's the lesson our two sharpeners learned, and that you can learn in this five-part video series.

with Gary Rogowski

Improve your sharpening results with tips from a video clinic

with Gary Rogowski

Master the hollow-ground bevel with tips from this multi-part video series

with Gary Rogowski

Grinding is done; honing is next. Learn how our two students improved their honing skills with help from Gary Rogowski.

with Gary Rogowski

Two readers hone their skills with help from our expert in this multi-part video series

with Chris Gochnour

Learn how adding camber on a plane blade can prevent unsightly ripples in a workpiece

with Bob Van Dyke

The A2 steel has added chromium so it stays sharp longer. Part eight of this 8-part series answering your questions about sharpening.

with Bob Van Dyke

Yes, but you need not be obsessed with precise bevel angles. Part seven of this 8-part series answering your questions about sharpening.

with Bob Van Dyke

The advantages and disadvantages of these types of grind, in part five of this 8-part series answering your questions about sharpening

with Bob Van Dyke

How to give a freshly sharpened blade a final touch. Part six of this 8-part series answering your questions about sharpening.

with Bob Van Dyke

Putting a burr on a curve is a matter of knowing where to stop. Part four of our 8-part series.

with Bob Van Dyke

What you need to know to sharpen gouges, sweeps, and such, in part two of our 8-part series

with Bob Van Dyke

An argument for using a guide to achieve consistent results, in part three of our 8-part series