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| Adam |  Flatten the BacksDecember 14th, 2007 11:37 AM December 14, 2007 Flatten the Backs This one took a while to get to me, so I thought I would share it with all of you for immediate increased productivity from your single edged tools. Everyone, who works with sharp tools, pays a good deal of time and attention to sharpening the beveled edges of their cutting tools. But, without a flat reference surface, on the back of the tool, all the time on the front bevel may be to little use. Different manufacturers paid varying attention to the "back" of their cutting tools. With a flat back to reference to, the WHOLE front bevel can come to one consistent, fine edge. I flatten the backs of my tools with abrasive paper glued to a thick glass plate. Works real good and doesn't tend to draw any temper from the tool, seeing as a couple of fingers are firmly pressing down the blade to the abrasive surface. This process of Lapping flat tool surfaces is used on the bottom of metal planes, plane irons and wood chisels. |
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