Fundamentals of Sharpening (Back to Basics): Straight Talk for Today's Woodworker
'This is a comprehensive guide with clearly illustrated drawings, which will definitely be a useful addition to your library.'' this guide is a good overall reference 'On the back cover of Fundamentals of Sharpening: Straight Talk for Today's Woodworker (Back To Basics) it says this book will teach you to "embrace the fun and essence of sharpening " I'm not so sure sharpening is fun but this book does cover the sharpening basics including maintaining hand tools, bits, and carving tools. The book has sections on bench grinders, bench stones and other sharpening accessories and helpful shop tips are also scattered throughout. I'm still not convinced sharpening is "fun" but this book will get you going in the right direction and should help you get good at it. Maybe that makes it fun.Despite the proliferation of power tools in recent years, hand tools are still an important part of the modern woodworking shop. "Fundamentals of Sharpening" will show you how to keep saws, chisels, gouges, planes and other tools working at their best, increasing efficiency and creating better finished products. (Sharpening a handsaw excerpt)This Sharpening book should be added to your books on sharpening and there are lots of them available. The Back to Basics books are excellent reference books and deserve a spot in your woodshop. The Sharpening book contains some very vital illustrations on how to get?a keen edge on a variety of tools including router bits,Suplaner and shaper knives, moulding cutters and even the resetting of bandsaw blades. Gouge sharpening is also covered along with a neat shop-made jig to help you. The authors provide an excellent illustrated list of the various sharpening tools available that includes grinders and bench stones. And, there are more than a half a dozen shop tips to improve your sharpening skills. When your blades get dull, keep this book handy.