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

[Bill Judt]

Hi:

Further to what Ivan has to say:

About this secondary bevel: I use the term "micro bevel" to describe  
the small bevel I place of the inside leading edge of a gouge or  
veiner  (skews and chisels are handled differently) using a hard  
Arkansas slip-stone. The micro bevel can be seen with the naked eye  
but only under bright light.

Hope this helps,

Bill
List Owner

On 19-May-05, at 10:49 AM, Ivan Whillock wrote:

>  >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 beve

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