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   MarkRD | May 22, 2005 01:33am | #1

   My Trusty Leonard Lee Guide to Sharpening says that the bevel is on the inside and the outside is flat. He also says that 15* is a good angle for these and inshaves.

   He says that inshaves and scorps are sharpened the same way. He uses a drum on the inshave. Since the scorp is a lot smaller, I'm guessing a drum on a dremel would work great. He uses the flexible part of the belt on a belt sander (above the platen, below the wheel).

   He recommends honing them with a wooden form charged with chromium oxide.

   Mark

   Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut it with an ax.

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   WillGeorge | May 22, 2005 09:30pm | #2

   Mark  where ya get this stuff?? Ya always come up with good answers!

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   MarkRD | May 22, 2005 11:10pm | #3

   What can I say. I'm smart.... And I have a small ego :-)Hey, I just bought the Leonard Lee sharpening book from another Knothead... It's sitting on my desk right near the computer - I didn't even need to leave my chair to find the answer (besides, I read the book a few weeks back and remember reading about inshaves..)To be completely honest, I didn't know what a Scorp was until I read the Lee book. Now I know a word that my wife doesn't know (and believe me that's tough - she's in the medical profession and they have a different word for everthing and she knows them all)Mark

   Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut it with an ax.

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   ejo | Sep 11, 2020 08:20am | #4

   Ive seen both sides suggested outside or inside - is there a correct way?

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   _mj_ | Sep 11, 2020 10:30am | #5

   Your tool will tell you. The flat side stays flat, and the bevel is sharpened.

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   ejo | Sep 11, 2020 10:40am | #6

   Thanks, but the outside was a convex curve,I'm converting it to a hollow ground edge but also sharpening the inside. I've read a knife edge is desired

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   _mj_ | Sep 11, 2020 11:30am | #7

   Sounds like you have a plan, good luck!

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   john_c2 | Sep 11, 2020 12:16pm | #8

   What will you be using the scorp for? It can make a difference.

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   ejo | Sep 11, 2020 12:59pm | #9

   Chair seat

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   john_c2 | Sep 11, 2020 05:34pm | #10

   Both John Brown and Peter Galbert, among a great many others, sharpen their chair scorps with a bevel on the outside. That's how I use mine.

   Chair and bowl adzes are really only useful with outside bevels as well.

   Don't worry if you have a wee inside bevel. It makes them a lot easier to sharpen.