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tools. I grind my tools to a 20 to 25 degree angle. holding the tool square with the wheel.

Fig. 4. Many professional carvers prefer to do their honing by hand on stones.

. 3. One way to avoid a hollow grind is to hold the tool at a slight angle.

Fig, 5. Because of its shape, the V tool should be treated like three tools.

Shape the bottom of the V as if it were a gouge.

. ,_XJ. . . Remove the wire edge by running a slip stone on the inside of the tool.

used to remove the wire edge.

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