How can you tell if a drawknife cuts bevel up or bevel down? The best way to determine this is to simply try the drawknife in both...

I've put all kinds of grinds on various axes and hatchets over the years and can say that in general, for craft axes/hatchets, flat...

Like many spoon carvers, I’ve used good old Mora sloyd knives for years.  Moras are a great value, have excellent steel, and require...

Taking a moment to strop a drawknife as you work with it will prolong its razor edge and reduce the amount of stone sharpening that needs...

Here is my simple method for keeping an already properly ground drawknife razor sharp. Fixing a rusty, pitted, or improperly ground...

This is how I keep axes sharp using only a fine file.