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Simple Setup Hones Planer and Jointer Knives
May 12, 2020

With this jig and a set of sharpening stones, you can rehone even the "disposable" jointer and planer blades in your shop.
Sharpening: Our favorite articles
March 30, 2020

We’ve gathered a collection of our favorite sharpening articles and videos to get you on the right path to sharp tools.
Workshop Tip: Silicone baking mat secures waterstones
February 27, 2020

Nonslip surface keeps diamond plates and waterstones from slipping.
Sharpening Gouges and Drawknives with a Lapidary Wheel
January 29, 2020

Chairmaker Russ Filbeck demonstrates how he gets his drawknives and carving gouges sharp in short order.
Workshop Tip: Farm Feeder Makes a Perfect Stone Pond
December 5, 2019

An inexpensive farm feeder, intended to hang over a fence rail, creates a perfect tub for storing waterstones as well as a platform for using them.
How to Sharpen a Chip-Carving Knife
November 20, 2019

Flatten and polish both faces of the knife, then establish and hone the bevels of this simple carving tool.
Learn a fast, reliable way to sharpen a card scraper
October 28, 2019

Bob Van Dyke demonstrates his process for sharpening a card scraper, including how to create smooth and square edges and faces, and how to draw out and form a burr to create the cutting edge.
Tool Review: Lapping plates by Nano Hone
October 10, 2019

Nano Hone lapping plates feature raised abrasive elements that speed the flattening process by increasing the edges in contact with the waterstone.
How to Sharpen an Auger Bit
September 4, 2019

Vic Tesolin demonstrates how to sharpen all of those old auger bits that have been collecting dust in a drawer
Workshop Tip: Tool-Storage Magnets Hold Handsaws for Sharpening
August 15, 2019

A piece of MDF and two inexpensive tool-storage magnets, clamped in a vise, holds blades tightly while filing.

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