Knife and Tool Sharpening for Instrument Making and Repair

Knife and Tool Sharpening for Instrument Making and Repair
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"Sharp tools are safe tools" and are essential to working in violin craftsmanship and instrument repair.

In this 2-day course, you will learn how to make and keep your knives, chisels, plane blades, and scrapers sharp. Learning the proper use of sharpening stones, grinders, and/or diamond & honing stones will give you the confidence needed to build and repair instruments without the frustration caused by dull tools.

This class is a prerequisite for Violin Setup Foundations, Level I.

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Tool-up list for this course:

 

Essential:

Diamond “stones” (coarse = 220 grit)

            and/or

Grinding wheel 

Honing stones (medium and fine grit, MUST BE FLAT)

Burnishing tool (for scrapers)

 

Optional:

Metal files (medium and fine tooth)

Honing guide

Diamond hones, finer grits