David Gilbert
12-24-2009, 9:09 AM
I met Ron Hock at the Woodworking in America conferences and have enjoyed his plane blades and other tools. I was very impressed with his knowledge with regard to all things metal. In October at WIA he had a sign-up list for his new sharpening book, The Perfect Edge - The Ultimate Guide to Sharpening for Woodworkers and I quickly added my name to the list. An early Christmas gift arrived yesterday and I have had a quick look at this newly published book. I think it will become a classic for our community. He starts with the properties of steel and then talks about rust and how to remove it. He talks about the abrasives and then goes through sharpening all the tools in our shops. He even has photos of some people that we all know (e.g. Mike Wenzloff sharpening a saw). I think the only "tool" he didn't discuss is the lawn mower but he does talk about chain saws.
This book will help all of us learn to better use our SHARP tools. I just checked and it is already listed on Amazon at a very inexpensive price. My advise is to take some of your Christmas money or return some of your non-tool gifts and order this book.
Cheers and Happy Holidays!
David
This book will help all of us learn to better use our SHARP tools. I just checked and it is already listed on Amazon at a very inexpensive price. My advise is to take some of your Christmas money or return some of your non-tool gifts and order this book.
Cheers and Happy Holidays!
David