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Elementary course in woodwork ; designed for use in high and technical schools, with one hundred and thirty-four illustrations, by George Alexander Ross (1901)

Ross, George Alexander · Chicago, New York, A. Flanagan Company · leaf 38

An illustration from Elementary course in woodwork ; designed for use in high and technical schools, with one hundred and thirty-four illustrations, by George Alexander Ross, 1901, leaf 38
FJ6-37 Many persons sharpen their plane-irons as indicated inFig. 38; at first thought this may appear to be right,but many mechanics of long experience sharpen theiron as indicated in Fig. 36. This method gives a … PiG.sa. stronger edge, which is not so liable to get nicked whenthe iron strikes a knot or a hard spot in the work. Great care should be taken to avoid giving the irona rocking motion on the oil stone, as this will roundthe edge and the iron will not be any sharper than itwould be if it were in the…

Woodwork (Manual training)

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