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

[Ivan Whillock]

 >Could you please elaborate on what the purpose of that second bevel is.  Thanks<

Some carvers put a secondary bevel on their tools to strengthen the edge for hard wood.  Others find it easier to hone the small secondary bevel rather than the whole bevel.  Actually, in honing, a kind of "secondary bevel" is automatically put on the edge because the soft hone strop wraps around the edge to some degree.  

None of the traditional carvers I've worked  with use a secondary bevel, preferring a smooth, flat  surface from heel to toe. I personally do not use a secondary bevel because it raises the angle of attack. I do use an inside bevel on most of my gouges, which, as Dick Carter quoted, makes the tool more versatile--the edge holds up better in hard wood, and it can be more easily steered when used "upside down."

I used quotes around upside down because I teach that a gouge has three functions--a concave function, a convex function and a plunge function--thus the terms "right side up" or "upside down" depend on what function you are performing with the tool.
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