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How to sharpen a draw knife?

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Badger:
    I use to always say how I don't sharpen my draw knife very often so assumed it was not all that sharp, couple of weeks ago I brushed my finger across it accidentaly and it sliced me like a razor. The older draw knives and most of the newer draw knives that I use are designed to be sharpened with a mill file. I am always amazed at how long they can hold an edge.

  I also use a double beveled swedish draw knife that I have to sharpen with a stone. I use my sander to play with the bevel angles and then create a new edge. I think I have taken some of the temper out of it over the years as it seems a bit easier to sharpen these days.

lostarrow:
You may have sharpened down past the hardened steel  in the blade. Like an Axe ,they have a different type of steel welded into the cutting portion. Good chisels are the same.

Crogacht:
I just use a file... I run the stone over it too sometimes, but I'm honestly not sure if it's making a noticeable difference.

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