Lora S. Irish Beginner's Guide to Sharpening Carving Tools

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* A clear, step-by-step illustrated guide that walks beginners through the basics of sharpening, honing, and polishing hand tools used for carving Includes tips for maintaining an edge on knives, as well as V-tools, chisels, and gouges Also incorporates a handy section on storing your blades and cleaning and maintaining your strops and sharpening stones Author Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed, best-selling books published by Fox Chapel Publishing have sold more than 500,000 copies. Lora is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and to Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines