Traditional Woodworking with Hand Tools
Sharpening Blades
A course by Bibbings & Hensby , Furniture Workshop
Joined April 2021
About the video: Sharpening Blades
Overview
“Let us now show you how to sharpen your blades. We'll run you through all the blades we've touched on so far.”
In this video lesson Bibbings & Hensby addresses the topic: Sharpening Blades, which is part of the Domestika online course: Traditional Woodworking with Hand Tools. Discover a practical approach to making wooden furniture professionally using hand-held tools.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we're going to show you how to sharpen your blades. As you can see here, we have laid out the different blades we've touched on so far. We have the jack plane blades. We have two blades now for the block plane. And then here's the spoke-shaped blade. We also have a chisel. I'll just at this point highlight the difference between the two block plane blades. So if I just turn these over, you can just see these haven't been sharpened yet. But you might be able to tell that. The angle of the blades at the front is different. And so what that achieves is a different cutting chara...”
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Course summary for: Traditional Woodworking with Hand Tools
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Arts & Crafts, DIY, Furniture Design & Making, Woodworking

Bibbings & Hensby
A course by Bibbings & Hensby
Jack Bibbings and Matthew Hensby experienced the joy of making things with their hands from a young age, but when it came to starting their professional journey, both began in the corporate world. The duo met during their furniture-making training, and their common approach to the craft soon developed into a friendship, as well as a professional partnership with the launch of their joint workshop.
Bibbings and Hensby’s functional contemporary style seeks to reintegrate traditional skills into today’s world using hand tools and woodworking techniques. Their clients range from interior designers, architects, as well as private clients. Their latest work includes furniture-making plans, as well as furniture pieces like large slab-top desks and backed chairs that can be found on their online store.
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