Keep all your woodcarving tools sharp and in tip-top shape! This condensed, beginner-friendly guide by renowned artist Lora Irish offers clear, step-by-step guidance to walk beginners through the basics of sharpening knives, gouges, V-tools, and chisels to make your carving experience safer and more enjoyable. Features include overviews on safety, basic techniques, sharpening kit supplies, tool storage, cleanup tips, how to sharpen double-edged and single-edged blades, and how to care of sharpening tools. This is a must-have resource that offers a wealth of information that every beginning carver needs to practice and master. Features: Step-by-step illustrated guide to sharpening, honing, and polishing hand tools used for carving Beginner-friendly tips for maintaining an edge on knives, as well as V-tools, chisels, and gouges A helpful breakdown of sharpening kit supplies Storing your blades, cleaning and maintaining your strops and sharpening stones Author Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author Specifications: Cover Style: Softcover Product Size: 8-1/2\” 11\” Page Count: 36 pages ISBN: 9781497103122 Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing Whats Included: (1) Sharpening Carving Tools for Beginners