Rochester Woodworkers Society


For safety, John uses gloves when sharpening scraper blades	The before of one of the edges of a scraper...	and the after	The back of the scraper needs to be flat and perpendicular as well

A sketch of what the burr should look like	John rolls the burr with his burnishing tool	John demos the newly formed burr on some Red Oak...	and produces the proper shavings

James Stewart did the day's section on sharpening carving tools	James shows his method of touching up tools and keeping them sharp	He uses two different material wheels with rouge	He has an assortment of different shaped ceramic sticks for interior edges

James shared many sources that cater to carvers needs	James explained his method for reshaping tools using flapper wheels	A draw knife is a carving tool as well	The only important test of sharpness is how it cuts the wood
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Photos by Ralph Mosher & Kurt Hertzog

Sharpening Workshop