RULES AND TIPS

• When you’ve finished using it for the day, wipe your entire chisel down lightly with jojoba oil. Your hands exude salts, which can result in corrosive pitting in the blades over time. • Keep your chisels in a leather tool roll or individual compartments in your tool chest. They should never be allowed to knock against each other or other metal surfaces while in storage. • Always keep your whetstones in peak condition. Never let them lie in water for longer than

10 minutes, and clean and re-flatten them after every use.

Above: (From left to right) Primary chisel bevels – 1 000 grit, 5 000 grit, 8 000 grit and 12 000 grit. Note how it is quite clear how the striations become finer and finer as you progress through the whetstone grits.