Hi! Your sharpening lessons explained things so well - thank you.
So my question is how did you “reshape” the smaller Arkansas stone to fit? … I am such a beginner! (my one “little” stone came in a cute little box from the store with one side generic v - pointy and the other side generic sweep - curved)
Hi Mary Ann,
I just sand the stone on sandpaper - maybe 80 grit - until it is shaped how you like it. You usually don't have change anything except except the sharp corner, as sometimes it's more softened and will need to be sharper.
Is there a particular reason why you don’t carve the back first? Then you would not have to worry about keeping any front surfaces flat. Love the videos…. I am learning so much from watching your work.
Hello Mya,
Often I am not exactly sure what the shapes of the leaves are. This prevents me from knowing exactly what to remove from the back. I only know that to remove after I do at least some shaping of the top surface. I'm glad you're enjoying the lessons!
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