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You know how frustrating it is to work wood with tools that are dull. All that is over. Tool expert Leonard Lee has consolidated a lifetime of study of sharpening methods, techniques, and devices into the most practical reference on the subject. You'll discover the most effective ways to sharpen your tools -- from chisels to drill bits. You'll get better edges than on most razor blades, and you'll learn how to shape them to cut better and stay sharp longer. In fact, Lee's simple principles and some basic equipment wil allow you to sharpen any woodworking tool you are likely to encounter.
- Product # 077926
- Type PDF eBook
- ISBN 978-1-60085-545-0
- Published Date 1990
- Pages 256
- Photos black and white photos
- Drawings and drawings
"The list of tools Lee discusses is thorough...Each treatment covers the basics and whatever variations on the theme woodworkers are likely to encounter in their shops."
-- Woodshop News - Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION
ONE: THE MEANING OF SHARPNESS
TWO: THE PHYSICS OF SEVERING WOOD FIBERS
THREE: METALLURGY
FOUR: ABRASIVES
FIVE: SHARPENING EQUIPMENT
SIX: CHISELS
SEVEN: PLANES
EIGHT: KNIVES
NINE: CARVING TOOLS
TEN: TURNING TOOLS
ELEVEN: SCRAPERS
TWELVE: HANDSAWS
THIRTEEN: AXES, HATCHETS AND ADZES
FOURTEEN: POWER-SAW BLADES
FIFTEEN: DRILL BITS
SIXTEEN: PERIPHERAL MILLING CUTTERS
SEVENTEEN: OTHER SHOP TOOLS
AFTERWORD
APPENDIX 1: CHIP CLASSIFICATION
APPENDIX 2: INTERNATIONAL GRIT STANDARDS
GLOSSARY
INDEX
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