The perfect edge pdf download

But at least I can say I learned quite a bit; and now manage to sharpen the basic tools. Thanks also to this book. Feb 18, Mike rated it it was amazing Shelves: woodworking-buy. An authoritative guide to sharpening woodworking machines and tools.

Good to read and a good reference. Mar 05, Micah McCarty rated it it was amazing. Wonderful resource for the woodshop! May 17, Barry rated it really liked it Shelves: reference , nonfiction. Friday: Finished reading this book.

Saturday: Used a trick I extrapolated from it to grind an old chisel back to life. Today: Gonna have it open to consult while bringing some gouges back up to snuff.

In the future: Rererereread. Definitely check out this book if you even have only one or two questions lingering about sharpening technique. The pictures are really illustrative, the descriptions are clear and full, and it has a few incisive puns. Even the long section on steel science is heartening be Friday: Finished reading this book. Even the long section on steel science is heartening because it makes me think Hock's not just a guy hawking shaped tool steel but a full-on sharpening geek who cares about all edged tools everywhere being sharp—which is someone I'm gonna gonna listen to.

Jun 14, Ben Miller rated it really liked it. Covers pretty much everything--planes, knives, saws, chisels, chainsaws! Has a really fascinating and in-depth chapter on steel, including the characteristics and rationale for different alloys and the various heat-treating regimens. I could have wished for a little more detail in some of the sharpening chapters for example, more depth of information about different bevel angles but that's just a nit.

This is an excellent work on sharpening. There is even some tool restoration included. This is a book for any woodworker to have on the shelf. The chapters on metallurgy and how blades cut are worth it alone. Apr 03, Pianomama rated it it was amazing Shelves: woodworking , popular , metallurgy. A Fantastic introduction into metals an tools. Support of PDF layers optionally visible content. Additional information Published by soft Xpansion.

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Table of Contents. Anusha Pai. Comments This information is outdated in and should be deleted or updated. Everything in steel textbooks is designed for metallurgists, never for woodworkers.

Blacksmithing and knife-making websites sometimes have good information, but they usually assume more knowledge than I have. I look forward every day to the half an hour of peace when I get to read parts of your book. I think I'll order a few replacement irons for some of my old bedrocks, just to show a little appreciation for all you do for our hobby. Thank you! Thank you for writing it. Really a good book and excellent reference book.

I go to it often for answers to my questions. I haven't had much time to myself until today, but on Christmas Day, amid all the extended family commotion, I was finding some peace in my leather recliner reading the first few chapters of your latest work. Well done. It's been 38 years since I was in Materials Science class, a course I enjoyed and did well in, and your section on metallurgy should be adopted as a supplement for those courses.

Much better written than any textbook I've ever had to wade through. It is a credit to you on how you've written this that I find it draws the reader in and I just keep reading along.