Sharpening Handbook

[RichColvin]

I’ve compiled a lot of sharpening information on the Sharpening Handbook. The goal of the site is not to teach sharpening; rather the site is meant as a reference for those who already know how to sharpen specific tools. It meant to mirror the value provided for machinists by

• Fred Colvin and Frank Stanley in American Machinists' Handbook or
• Erik Oberg and Franklin Jones in Machinery's Handbook

Information presented on the Sharpening Handbook is given without any commercial gain. You don’t need a membership, there are no ads, and I don’t track or sell usage. God has been very good to me and my family, and this is a way of giving back in a small way.

If you have ideas or thoughts, please send them to me. I want this to be a quick reference for sharpening, and notes that help make that faster or more effective would be greatly appreciated (and will probably be added).

I have only shown information for tools I sharpen, or information given to me by others who sharpen their own tools. If you have information about tools not shown, please do send them to me so they can be added.

 

[Mike Novak]

Rich

Your site has been my go-to source for sharpening info since before I started turning a couple years ago.

Well laid out and thorough.

Thank you!

 

[William Leigher]

Rich, I originally found The Sharpening Handbook via the Tormek forum. It’s my go to source whenever I have a question about sharpening. Thanks for all the work you’ve put into it and for posting the link to it here. Bill

 

[Bill Boehme]

It’s possible to sharpen bits that are slightly larger than ⅞ inch. My largest twist drill is 29/32 inch. It took a bit of fine tuning, but it worked.