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