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The Tormek Grinder

If, like me, you use traditional hand toolsnever used one, but imagine that getting the
you know how important it is to sharpen them.cutting angle right was a bit of a problem,
The more work you do using your own motiveespecially when smoking a pipe with a silver
force and wits the more you become aware ofcap on it and trying to look cool for a sepia
the  value  of  a  sharp  chisel  or  saw.print.
A conventional grinder, seen in engineeringThe Tormek is set up with a jig for helping
workshops, is not ideal for sharpeningyou to get the appropriate cutting angle for
woodworking tools. The razor-edge that youthe blade. The stone gets worn but can be
are trying to create quickly overheats, goeslevelled and brought back to pristine
blue and the steel loses its temper. It's toocondition with a diamond truing tool, one of
late to dip it in water, the damage is done.the  attachments.
The water was there to prevent this from
happening not for remedying the damage. TheProbably the best feature of the Tormek is
temper (hardness) of the edge is lost and canthe range of jigs that can be used with it;
only be replaced by careful heating to theaxe heads, scissors, and planer blades are
correct  temperature.amongst the items that make life easy. The
one I wouldn't be without on a desert island
The Tormek is a slow running water-cooledwith a live three-pin socket is for gouges
machine that comes in two sizes and is farand turning cutters. Once you've remembered
better for this job. When you come to thinkwhich way up it goes, it effortlessly gives
of it, it is very similar to the ones the oldyou a perfect machined edge on a gouge. Try
joiners used; large sandstone wheel,doing that on an old, hand operated stone,
sometimes turned by hand, sometimes treadlewhile smoking a pipe and saying "cheese".
operated, often running in a water bath. I've



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