Did someone say sharpening?
There are many ways of doing just about everything when making; none more so than sharpening. Gadgets, processes, videos, courses, books, philosophies, material science insights, metallurgy both inaccurate and based on something like science, and then of course more gadgets. And words. So many words. Over the last 30 years, I am much less sure than when I started. But I know a lot about what doesn't work or might work in a given situation and not in another. So here are my dictums of sharpening. Sharpen often. Too much is never enough. Check your sharpening surfaces - they need to be flat or you will be eternally unhappy. Flat - not flattish. If you're a chippy* maybe not so much but blunt = more brute force to make the tool function. Unless you are a member of The Holy Order of OCD, develop a sharpening process that delivers your needed level of sharp in the shortest time. Gadgets are good - once you've figured out where they do work well, and what they most cer...
