[Woodcarver] Carvin' and sharpening

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Sometimes, for unknown reasons, a piece of information will come  your  way 
and a light will go off. Happened to me yesterday reading Chris Pye's  
newsletter.
    Someone was complaining about their "not so  good" carving. He replied, 
"how many hours have you spent carving in the last  few days, week, or month?" 
Uh, not very many. He said he had carved between 30  and 50 hours in the past 
week. And, he has been carving for 30+ years.  Duh!
    It just hit me right where I needed it! Now its off  to the shop to do 
some carving.
    Sharpening. It is not a mysterious process. Would  strongly suggest that 
anyone who wants to really learn how to sharpen get Ev  Everett's CD via Big 
Dog's shop. It is only about $25+ plus shipping. Ev  explains in detail what it 
is that you are trying to do (to get a sharp  tool) and then demonstrates 
step by step process for the various  carving tools.
    And he covers the various  equipment that  can be used to sharpen. You 
can get started for not more than $15 to $25  dollars.
    I cannot wait for someone else to sharpen for me.  Sometimes, I may get 
up at 3 or 4 in the morning (when I cannot sleep) and want  to carve and the 
tool I need is not as sharp as I want. Nice to be able to  do it myself.
    Also, the more I have sharpened the less time it  takes. 
    Tom
    Thomas W. Horton
    Glen Mills, PA
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