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T O O L S AND E Q V I p M E N T

riG 1.39 Using a slip stone to create or polish an insi de beuel.

; 1.40 The position of the gouge on ihe stone.

:he angle if you kcep your elbows into your sidcs. 'his is uncomforcable try resting the slip on the rnch, invert the gouge and press it down on the ..p ar che designed angle. Then slide the chisel :ick and forth. FigurÄ™ 1.39 shows the slip and ::>cl this way up. Both ways work.

Grinding thf. Underneath Bevel

^v»ext grind the underneath bevel on the coarse •::<ne. To spread the wear on the stone always use *~e further side of the stone for your gouges (Fig -Oj. By the law of averages you should wear both ie> equally, leaving the middlc of the stone flat : piane irons and straight edges. Use the ends the stone for squaring the edge (see Fig 1.37).

Do not use a figurÄ™ of eight motion as it wears a hollow in the centrÄ™ of the stone and quickly makes it impossible to use for accurate sharpening. Rock the gouge from corner to corner, travelling from one end of the stone to the other (Fig 1.41). This is difficult, as you musi maintain a constant angle to the stone.

An efFicient method of finding the angle at which to giind the underneath bevel is to hoÅ‚d it on the stone at the angle at which you want it to enter the wood. I he most useful angle is when you grip the blade of the chisel with the little finger side of the hand about 35mm (l^Å‚/2in) back from the edge. Rest the edge and your knucklcs on a fiat surface. You then have a Iow cutting angle

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