[Woodcarver] Double beveled chisels..as recommended by Chris Pye

[Linehan718 at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/19/2005 10:15:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
carve at whillock.com writes:

Some clarification of terminology might help in the discussion of double  and 
secondary bevels.  
 
In wood carving lingo a tool with a "double bevel" has a bevel on both  sides 
of the tool, as with most caver's chisels.  A single beveled  tool  has the 
bevel on one side of the tool, as with a carpernter's  chisel--which gives it a 
self-jigging function (follows a straight wall along  the unbeveled side).  
And, of course,  most gouges are single  beveled tools.
 
A "secondary bevel" is the term used for the short bevel near  the tip,  
located  on  the same side of the tool  that is already beveled.  



Interesting!  Sometimes I do sharpen it to the point where it  has 2 bevels 
on the same side, but then I assume that I screwed up with the  angle of bevel 
to stone and I work to remove that 2nd bevel until I am rid of  it.  Perhaps I 
might try using it with the 2 bevels next time I  "accidentally" do that.  
Could you please elaborate on what the purpose of  that second bevel is.  Thanks
 
Maura carvin'  in  nyc
http://www.carvinginNYC.com
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