Sharpening your tools is simple. And easy. So why do so many woodworkers struggle with it?

One huge reason is the enormous amount of misinformation, needless consumerism and piles of unnecessary (and expensive!) equipment.

The new video “Sharpen This” takes you back to what is important: Getting a good edge that will leave shimmering wooden surfaces with a minimum amount of fuss, sharpening grits or gear.

Most sharpening information these days comes from people who make sharpening equipment. Or from passionate amateurs who have tried to turn it into a science. Host Christopher Schwarz is a furniture maker who sells his pieces – not a manufacturer of sharpening equipment. His approach creates durable edges (in usually 3 minutes or less) that will create perfect surfaces on your work.

The 2-1/2-hour long video explains the entire world of sharpening so you can pick a sharpening system (they all work), sharpen your edges quickly and get back to the good part: woodworking.

Tools Sharpened in the Video
• Bench planes (jack, jointer, smoother)
• Block planes
• Bench chisels
• Mortise chisels
• Swan-neck chisels
• Router plane
• Card scrapers
• Travishers
• Moulding planes

Technical Notes
This, and all of our videos, can be watched one of two ways. You can stream it (after logging into your account here at Lost Art Press). Or you can download the video and put it on any device. The video is offered without DRM (digital rights management), so the files will be easily moved to any of your devices, now and in the future.

Contents of 'Sharpen This (The Video)'
Introduction    1:26
What is Sharp?    12:59
What Sharpens Tools?    8:59
My Personal Kit    8:48
Set Up a New Tool    22:58
Grinding    24:20
Hone & Polish    27:21
Flattening Stones    4:24
Hand Sharpening    12:07
Sharpen Scrapers    7:33
Moulding Planes    5:05
Reverse the Operations    13:15

Future Videos that Will be Included in this Series
Marking Knives and Marking Gauges
Scorps
Spade & Auger Bits
Shop Knives & Pocket Knives
Spokeshaves
Gunstock Scrapers & Chair Devils
Dividers, Awls & Planing Stops
Narrow and Odd Chisels
The Terrible Flattening Brick
The Edge-on-Up Sharpness Tester

And more….

Handwork Essentials

Sharpen This (the Video)