I just stumbled across another proponent of "draw-file" sharpening being good enough:nuhobby wrote:Gene Howe has said it as well as I could! Jim McCann puts his energy where it counts, I've noticed. I just remember some of what Jim said, but I use a single-cut file (diagonal cut-strips without crosshatching) and take it across the scraper-edge uniformly. It's pretty effective for short-term use. So if I'm using the scraper a lot, I will have to pause occasionally to refresh the edge.
Chris
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Enjoy! BTW, www.wkfinetools.com is a great place to browse.
Chris