How I Hone, Strop and Sharpen My Carving Tools

I spend way more time honing tools than I do grinding away at them to get a nice sharp edge. I use a piece of good rawhide- the kind you can find on a good belt and I use a rouge stick from Flexcut to load the rawhide with the rouge material then I pull the blade across that to hone the edges. You can use this technique to sharpen just about any tool from knives to gouges and chisels. I will show you some tips as well to ensure that you get a sharp edge quickly!
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Reference for the bench and carving tool sets that I use:
FR405 Flexcut carving set (set of 9 chisels which is a combination of FR310 and FR404 best overall deal)
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FR310 Flexcut Carving Set
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FR404 Flexcut Carving Set
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Pfeil #6 22mm Rough Out Gouge
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Flexcut Roughing Out Knife
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Cowhide Strop by Sharpal
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Flexcut SlipStrop Sharpening Kit
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Black and Decker Workmate 425 (Heavy Duty)
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[@marynagelklein5734]

Just found your channel, Frank - so glad I did!

[@FranksCarvingCorner]

Thanks and welcome!

[@briandonaldson7357]

Just found you,,, I started carving about a year ago,, I fell in love,, it's my therapy for sure 😊 thanks for sharing your knowledge..

[@mikezunner4798]

Thanks for the tip of cleaning my strop it hones much more better

[@ranielson2854]

Great ideas and advice Frank! Thanks for sharing your personal thoughts!

[@FranksCarvingCorner]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mauricevanhook2824]

Can you please do a video on your carving station and carving jig etc?? Thanks

[@FranksCarvingCorner]

Great idea!