dennis, jeff hit the nail on the head...sharp tools! sharper than razor blades, as you know i use rouge on a homemade "power-strop" to bring the edges of my users up quickly. for my antiques i still sharpen with good ol` arkansas stones and hand strop, but any way to get `em sharp enough that the wood curls away in fear is the very first step to enjoying hand tool use. after that even practice becomes fun......02 tod
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