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Abrasive
Abrasives
Author_Marcus Bowman
Bench grinder
blade
Blades
blunt
Burr
caring for
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Chisels
craft
Cutter
Cutting
Diamond
Drills
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Flat stone
Gravers
Grinders
Grinding
Grinding plates
Grinding stones
Grinding wheels
home workshops
Jig
Knife
Knives
maintaining
Metalwork
Punches
Scissors
Scrapers
Screwdrivers
Serrations
Sharp
sharp edge
Sharpen
Shears
shed
Strop
Turning tools
Workshop
Product details
- ISBN 9781785006678
- Weight: 714g
- Dimensions: 215 x 260mm
- Publication Date: 26 Oct 2020
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Using sharp tools is one of life's great joys. A sharp tool feels right; the job seems that much easier; and the quality of the cut usually means there is less work to do to produce a finished surface on the object. This book provides an understanding of what is involved in sharpening common workshop tools. With over 580 colour photographs and illustrations it covers sharpening techniques for the most commonly used tools - scissors, shears, knives, lathe tools and drills, screwdrivers, chisels and punches, along with the more specialist gravers and scrapers. Advice on types of abrasives, grades, grits and mesh sizes is given. It describes what happens during the sharpening process and provides practical guidance on using sharpening stones and grinding wheels on a bench grinder. Provides essential maintenance instructions such as how to restore the surface of a flat stone and the face of the wheel on a bench grinder. Finally, it gives advice on bench grinders, and includes examples of the use of readily available tools and accessories such as vee blocks, toolposts, collet holders, protractors and gauges.
Dr Marcus Bowman has been a lifelong maker of models, clocks and workshop accessories, in a wide range of materials, and he enjoys using both hand and machine tools. This is his fourth Crowood Metalworking Guide.
