Sharpening Jigs for Carving Tools
Jun 30, 2020
4 minutes
There’s little doubt that woodcarving is the wild child of the woodworking world. The projects that woodcarvers tackle are limited only by their imagination and the tools they have. So, it stands to reason that to fulfill the dreams and visions of these woodcarving Mozarts the tools in their orchestra will come in a vast array of sizes, shapes, twists, and turns. (Like the spoon gouge you see above.)
That’s all fine and good until you cross the tripwire that comes with all tools used to cut wood — the need for a razor-sharp edge. As you know sharpening chisels and plane irons are a craft. Woodcarving tools with their complex shapes and delicate edges raise the sharpening bar to
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