Keeping Drawknives Sharp
- traceycheuvront
- Mar 4, 2022
- 1 min read
Here is my simple method for keeping an already properly ground drawknife razor sharp. Fixing a rusty, pitted, or improperly ground drawknife is a much more involved process which I will address in another video.
Thanks for sharing. So heres an interesting topic, you are very clearly qualified to give advice on stroping your tools as an experienced and professional wood worker/craftsman and tool maker. So when stroping i like how you say you slightly change the angle and i’m assuming thats for the efficiency of removing the burr, but for years i’ve always heard to make sure you strop flat to the bevel as to not round the edge, which has also been my experience of eventualy having that cutting edge start to slightly convex over several stropings if i am not being careful with stayings flat and pressure. Well now it seems to me a controversial topic because while the majority i have…