Hand Tool Sharpening

In this class, we will cover sharpening and tuning techniques to bring the most out of your chisel, hand plane and scraper. We will discuss the best use of each tool and the best way to put and keep an edge on your tools. The class will cover sharpening, tuning, and hand tool selection while using water stones, honing guides and strops.

If you have any bench chisels, hand planes, and scrapers that need to be sharpened, please bring them in for class. If not, we have plenty at the shop to practice on.

There is also an optional Woodworkers Club waterstone sharpening kit for purchase:
Contents of kit if purchased separately: $220.00
Exclusive student kit price: $165.00 (Save $55.00!!)

The WWC waterstone kit features two Norton synthetic combination grit waterstones: a 220/1000 and a 4000/8000. Unlike traditional waterstones, Norton synthetic stones do not require soaking prior to use or a Nagura stone to build a slurry; instead, the surface simply needs to be kept wet to help float away metal and abrasive particles. This feature results in harder more durable stones that last longer. The kit also includes Norton’s flattening stone for keeping you newly acquired waters stones flat. Lastly an economical honing guide and water stone holder is included to assist in registering the proper angles needed for chisel and iron honing.

Kit + Tuition = $315.00

Have your own supplies you plan to bring? Sign up for just Tuition Only ($150.00).