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Wood Carving: How to Choose the Right Tools

If you’re going to be a wood carver and not just a whittler, you’ll need to select a number of tools. There’s just no way around it. So what are the right tools for wood carving? Tools for Sharpening. Before the carving tools, it seems appropriate that tools for sharpening them should come first. After [...]

Wood Carving: How to Make a Gouge Honing Board

Once a gouge has been correctly sharpened, it doesn’t take much afterwards to bring the edge back to absolute sharpness. This refers to the natural wearing away of the edge from use and not as a result of it being damaged. When all it needs is some honing, a bringing back to razor-sharpness, and not [...]