Sharpening Carving Tools for Beginners: Learn to Keep Your Knives, Gouges & V-Tools in Tip-Top Shape (Fox Chapel Publishing) Honing Techniques for Woodworking and Woodcarving Tools - Softcover

Irish, Lora S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1497103304 ISBN 13: 9781497103306

Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Learn everything you need to know to keep your woodcarving tools in tip-top shape!

• Step-by-step illustrated guide to the basics of 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
• Storing your blades and cleaning and maintaining your strops and sharpening stones
• Author Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed books published by Fox Chapel Publishing have sold more than 500,000 copies

Keep all your woodcarving tools and knives sharp and safe!

This comprehensive guide offers clear, step-by-step guidance to walk beginners through the basics of sharpening knives, gouges, V-tools, and chisels. Also included are informative sections on safety, basic sharpening techniques, what to keep in your sharpening kit, tool storage and cleanup tips, protecting sharp edges, cleaning stops, and sharpening stones.

Author Lora Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed books published by Fox Chapel Publishing have sold more than 500,000 copies. Irish is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines.

Learn essential tips and tricks from an expert artist and author in the must-have guide that belongs in every woodcarver's library, Sharpening Carving Tools: A Master Class!

About this title

About the Author

Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed books include Great Book of Carving Patterns, Great Book of Celtic Patterns, Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Great Book of Tattoo Designs, The Official Vampire Artist's Handbook, Relief Carving Wood Spirits, World Wildlife Patterns for the Scroll Saw, and many more. Fox Chapel Publishing has sold more than 500,000 copies of Irish's books. Lora is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and to Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines.

From the Back Cover

The Ultimate Guide to Caring For Your Carving Tools

If you're new to the craft of carving, knowing how to properly sharpen your tools is a crucial, fundamental skill. In this beginner-friendly guide, renowned artist Lora S. Irish walks you through several sharpening sessions, step-by-step, to equip you with valuable knowledge that will keep your tools in working order, ultimately leading to safer and more enjoyable carving. Featuring overviews on basic techniques, sharpening kit supplies, how to sharpen double-edged and single-edged blades, and how to care for sharpening tools, this must-have resource offers a wealth of understanding that every carver needs to practice and master!

What's Inside:

• A helpful breakdown of sharpening kit supplies
• Step-by-step tutorials for sharpening knives, gouges, V-tools, and chisels
• Tips on protecting and storing sharp edges
• Troubleshooting guidance
• And more!

"The main reason beginners abandon woodcarving is the inability to keep their tools sharp. This publication will go a long way in removing that problem."
—Tom Hindes, Author of 20-Minute Whittling Projects and Whittling in Your Free Time

"Sharp tools are essential to a pleasant and successful carving experience. With Lora's easy-to-follow instructions and enough practice, anyone should be able to vastly improve their sharpening skills."
—Bob Hershey, Award-Winning Carver, Member of Caricature Carvers of America

Edition details

• Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1497103304
• ISBN 13: 9781497103306
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64