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Sharpening Tools

  • Coffee-Mug Knife Sharpener

    Your morning cup of joe could put a fine edge on your knife blades in a pinch.

  • How to Sharpen a Block Plane with Sandpaper

    Mastered in a Minute: A honing guide and sandpaper adhered to MDF provide effective, no-frills sharpening

  • A Self-Anchoring Sharpening-Stone Station

    As a preservation carpenter, I often have to sharpen my chisels and plane irons when I’m on a job site. In making holders for some new stones recently, I accidentally…

  • Build Like a Pro: Job-Site Chisel Sharpening

    Learn how to use a belt sander, a diamond stone, and stropping compound to revive a dull or chipped chisel.

  • Job-site chisel sharpening

    Grind out deep nicks with a belt sander, use a diamond stone to create a sharp edge, then finish with stropping compound

  • Staying on the cutting edge

    Keeping chisels and other edge tools sharp is a habit that I insist all our crew members develop, and I’ve found it to be a valuable lesson for new members…

  • Job-Site Sharpening Tips

    The right tools and a few easily made jigs will give you an edge on your chisels, your planes and your competition.

  • Insulators as knife sharpeners

    The next time you're remodeling an old house and have to tear out the knob-and-tube wiring, save the porcelain insulators. They make great knife sharpeners. Steve A. Morris, Lynchburg, VA

  • Sharpening circular blades

    We have about a hundred dull circular-saw blades—some carbide, some steel. I’d like to sharpen these blades myself, but I’m not sure exactly how to go about it. What method do you recommend?

  • The disposable strop

    Carpet or drywall work is tough on utility-knife blades. Rather than go to the trouble and expense of replacing the knife blades, I touch them up with a couple of…

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