Sharpening Carving Tools 101

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This video shows how to strop a set of woodcarving tools. I demonstrate how to use the SlipStrop for stropping a carving chisel, v-tool, and a carving gouge. A sharp tool is essential for hand tool carving, and this is how to keep them razor sharp.
I also go into some detail about which carving tool set to buy, since some sets will arrive sharp and ready to use, while other sets need some preliminary sharpening before they are ready to be stropped and used.
If your tools have an uneven edge, are damaged, or are ground poorly, they will need to be reprofiled and/or sharpened before being stropped.
Tools used: (Amazon affiliate links)
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Flexcut starter carving tool set (very sharp):
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Flexcut SlipStrop (comes with honing compound):
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Schaaf 12-piece woodcarving set.
They are decent tools, but require some setup. My set had several tools with uneven edges. The company says they will replace tools with such an edge, but I re-profiled them myself):
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Other tools I like to use:
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Website: www.bobswoodstuff.com
Instagram: / bobswoodstuff
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:49 Stropping a Carving Chisel
1:32 Stropping a V-tool
3:37 Stropping a Carving Gouge
5:45 Outro

Пікірлер: 17

@davebauerart 2 жыл бұрын

Great info, I use these techniques for my tiny linoleum carving tools as well.

@BobsWoodStuff 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave!

@ScottESmith-qe9dr 2 жыл бұрын

Good presentation, as usual, Bob. Gives me a lot more confidence to sharpen without a guide. But, a question, is your bench really blue? If so, please explain.

@BobsWoodStuff 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Scott! Sharpening by hand is really the way to go. Yes, I dyed my bench blue. It looks better on camera that way, since it's a very different color than the wood I am working with on the bench.

@Zie_carpentry 2 жыл бұрын

@@BobsWoodStuff 👏👏

@jflemingsandiego 2 жыл бұрын

On the v-tool, what about the tiny radius on the nose where the two flat sides come together?

@BobsWoodStuff 2 жыл бұрын

In the process of normal stropping, I don't address that part. If you notice that part is getting dull, or are doing a full sharpening, you can touch up that small part by twisting the V-tool as you pull it back, similar to how the gouge gets stropped.

@romeo-xn1kn 10 ай бұрын

Hello What is that yellow cube like soap?

@BobsWoodStuff 10 ай бұрын

The yellow stuff is a honing compound, sometimes called rouge. It is a mildly abrasive material that you can load up the leather with.

@TheBoardGameGalaxy 2 жыл бұрын

Sharp Video.

@BobsWoodStuff 2 жыл бұрын

You know it.

@Zie_carpentry 2 жыл бұрын

Hii friend *EXCUSEME* *cek my shorts video* ✌✌✌👌👌👌👌👌

@tianwang 2 ай бұрын

I bought a set of Schaaf as my beginner set and it is really hard to hone right, I think I destroyed its v gouge already by trying to hone😢

@BobsWoodStuff 2 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that. Carving tools in general are much harder to sharpen than woodworking chisels. I had to reprofile and hone my Schaaf carving tools to get a nice edge. Nowadays I would just buy the Swiss Made one that already has a great edge and all I need to do is strop.

@tianwang 2 ай бұрын

@@BobsWoodStuff yeah i started collecting pfeil gouges almost one by one but every single one of them is so much a pleasure to use.