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  1. George Pagliarulo

    Which tools should retain a burr after sharpening?

    I know I have been asking some pretty basic questions. Thanks for your indulgence and thoughtful answers. I am much more familiar with sharpening plane blades and woodworking chisels than lathe chisels. When sharpening these tools you sharpen until a wire burr is raised and then remove the...
  2. Jamie Straw

    Role of this sharpening set-up?? Suggestions?

    Not long before I shut down my shop, I bought the sanding-/honing-wheel set-up seen in the picture below. It was made by a professional turner who was retiring (I think you'd recognize his name if I could only remember it!). Since it was an impulse buy (went there to get a powered respirator)...
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