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RWW #5: Renaissance Sharpening…

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16 years ago
Audio Podcasts     Sharpening

The typical Renaissance woodworker encounters many tools that need to be sharpened in the course of his/her chairmaking, turning, carving, and furniture making. It makes for a lot of different sharpening techniques and a lot of different sharpening aids. In this episode I talk about the diversity needed to handle all these sharpening tasks and the possible tools needed to cover it all. Finally, I talk about my sharpening station design and how I cover these needs in addition to leaving room for growth.

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Neil

Hey RenaissanceWoodworker…….that’s a tough question you ask regarding the robin egg blue covering your mahogany. Is it worth making another out of poplar and swapping. Who’s board is it anyway….your’s or hers???? On another blog, their was a posting conversation about design and craftsmanship that ended up near your question. Why would a craftsman build or in your case re-work something that isn’t worthy. If you are puttering in your garage you have a choice, if on the other hand, you build for a designer, it may look bad to you, but you are being offered the opportunity to build a design somebody out there likes and is willing to pay for, if the design will flow through your shop, you do it.

Breaking our tools down as you have, was cool. Sure does confirm all the stones and ancillary sharpening equipment. Rouge, and slipstones, and strops…..OY!!!! Carrying both water and oil stones sure does complicate the matters too.

Todd

Just listen to this podcast and was looking for your design / photos of your sharpening station.

Shannon

Todd, the photos are coming. I got pulled away to make a small box for a charity auction. I will get those photos up this weekend with a write up, but I need to finish the cabinet doors first. Thanks for your patience.