Work Sharp Sharpening System User Manual
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Summary
In this manual we have seen how the
Work Sharp system makes it easy to es-
tablish and maintain perfectly flat, repeat-
able bevel angles on all your hand cutting
tools time after time. It doesn’t matter
whether the hand cutting tool is flat like a
chisel or plane blade, or whether it is
curved or complex such as some lathe or
carving tools. And, it doesn’t really matter
much whether the tool started out a “brick
breaker” like our chisel example or a
really fine quality lathe tool that had been
previously sharpened on a wheel with a
fancy jig like our lathe tool examples.
Since the flat backed cutting tools are
registered off of the back side, the bevel
angle remains exactly the same, time af-
ter time no matter how long or how short
the shank and no matter how coarse or
fine the grit used.
Since the bevel angle never changes,
there is no need for a micro-bevel. If you
want to put one on for some reason, it is
easy to do. Just sharpen all the way as
you would normally, and then steepen the
bevel angle setting on the sharpening
port tool rest by 5 degrees and hone a
micro-bevel at that setting.
By keeping your Work Sharp close at
hand and using it whenever you need a
hand cutting tool, you always work with
only the finest cutting edges. Not only
does that produce better quality work, it
also is a lot more fun. Enjoy!
Jerry
Jerry Work designs and hand
crafts fine furniture in the 1907
Masonic Temple building in his-
toric Kerby, OR, where visitors are
always welcome.