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

[Clive Goss]

aaaaahaaa,
Now what do you call a double bevel chisel with a secondary bevel on each side ????
Clive


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  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
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