Oilstones and Gouges

[Leif Hanson]

Hey, everyone!

Just letting you know, but if you've seen this already, forgive me.

I put together a short primer on oil stones and on sharpening a gouge on my site (www.norsewoodsmith.com (http://www.norsewoodsmith.com/)) - direct link is here:

Oil Stones, and Sharpening a Cabinetmakers' Gouge (http://www.norsewoodsmith.com/ww/oilstones/edges1.htm)

Hope that some find the information useful...

Leif

[Dan Moening]

Leif,

I've finally had time to make it through the whole document...very well written as usual. Being able to see the positioning, etc is a tremendous asset.

I was in Barnes&Noble last evening. The lastest issue of "Traditional Woodworking" {published in the UK} has an article {the second in a series apparently} by Zoë Gerstner on how to sharpen carving tools.

I thought you might find it interesting that the picture at the top of the article shows what appears to be a fine white stone and a gouge being honed...in a figure 8 pattern.

Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and techniques.

[Tom Scott]

Leif,
Nicely written article! Thanks for taking the time to put it all together, I just wish you had it done a little earlier. I had not done any carving before the lettering on my "fireplace boxes" this Christmas. Not having a Tormek, and knowing any better, I settled on the same system you did with the rocking motion parallel to the stone and then stropping.

Tom