How To Sharpen Flexcut Carving Tools
We know the hours you spend hovered over your most current piece are hours youre perfecting your craft.
How to sharpen flexcut carving tools. Founded in 1986 under the name of Falls Run Woodcarving Flexcut began as a custom carving shop and woodcarving school. Tools made by hand in Erie PA. Handcrafted by skilled tradesmen.
Wecheer Flexible Shaft Carver. It wasnt until 1992 that the company began manufacturing operations with the goal of delivering tools to. Together the two produce the finest possible edge for carving tools.
The variety this kit offers includes a Flexcut chisel and a skew one shallow and one deep U-tool and two V-tools. The particular part of the moulding most suited to the chosen tool is rubbed crayon-like with compound and the tool stropped. It allows you to get into some nooks and crannies that traditional steel carving tools cant because they dont bend.
Available to fit on Dremel Reciprocating Handpiece. This can most easily be done by periodically stropping both sides of the edge outside and inside with a Flexcut SlipStrop and Flexcut Gold Polishing Compound. At Flexcut we believe that the right tools - and knowing how to use those tools properly - can make all the difference in your finished product.
Sharpen your V and sweep and U gouges to a razors edge Features a number of different profiles to match all of your different tools Includes 1 ounce bar of Flexcut Gold Polishing Compound Keeping tools sharp is the simplest and easiest way to improve your carving Made in the US To sharpen and hone a sloyd knife place the flat ground edge on the sharpening medium surface and drag the knife edge on. Sharpening Carving Tools with the Flexcut SlipStrop. The SK range will require a SK109 Universal Adapter.
The Flexcut gold polishing compound applies to the strop like a crayon and quickly polishes hardened steel. Its easy to sharpen whittling knives and woodcarving tools with the FlexCut SlipStrop. Sharpening stones should not be used for this routine maintenance.