Craft, Trades & Making · Woodworking
A topic within Woodworking, itself one of 11 topics in that field and part of Craft, Trades & Making.
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Bernie Weisgerber
Argues that an axe's cutting performance depends on maintaining its original bevel geometry through sharpening, and that most damage done to axes comes from grinding away that geometry rather than from use.
link checked 17 Sept 2026Robert Grimshaw
Argues that a saw's cutting performance is fixed by the geometry of its tooth form and set, so filing to the correct angle matters more to a sharp saw than the steel it is made from or the maker's name on it.
link checked 17 Sept 2026