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John' s thoughts on sharpening
. When I was
developing the tool sharpener that we manufacture, I looked into a lot
of different systems and the ideas that other people had on the
subject.
I then tried to reduce it to its basic form,which is to work the edge
of
a tool until you have developed a fine wire edge across theentire edge
and then remove that wire or burr, as it is sometimes called, by
stropping it back and forth. Kind |
of
like taking a
tin can and bending it back and forth until it breaks. So in reality,
how
you do it is not as important as what you do; stones, grinding wheels,
emery paper, leather, bricks, the sidewalk, and so on. All of the above
will achieve an edge of some sort if the two basic criteria are met:
develop
the wire edge, then remove it. See, simple as that. You now possess all
the know-how it takes to produce a superior edge on your tools. All of
the other stuff like angles, rounding the tips, and other things that
tend
to confuse you will come with practice and experience. These few words
should help the hopelessly confused and make those who try to make such
a big thing out of it realize, hey, it ain't that hard! Good luck. John |
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