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The Working ShoreWorkshop practices on the Chesapeake

Woodwork

Sharpening at the bench, edge notes

A close look at the quietest half hour in a boat shed: the stones, the angles and the rhythm that decide whether every other cut goes true.

A plane iron drawn across a wet whetstone at a bench corner, water beading on the stone, chisels lined up within reach of the vice
(photo caption).

(introduction, 2 paragraphes : la pierre humide et ce que la page documente).

The edge a bench needs

Stones, strops and angles

(titre du tableau : outils contre angles et pierres).

Salt air and tool steel

A sharpening rhythm that holds

Frequent mistakes to avoid

  • (erreur 1, concrète et observée).
  • (erreur 2).
  • (erreur 3).
  • (erreur 4).

(conclusion, 1 à 2 paragraphes).