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Tip
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Sharpening
Woodworking Tools
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Honing
Molder Knives
Warning:
Molder knives should be honed only. Start with a coarse
hone (of any type), then progress to fine. Lay the flat face
of the molder knife cutting profile on the surface of the
hone with the rest of the knife overhanging the edge.
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Figure
24-45. Lay the flat face of the molder knife on
the surface of the hone and rub the knife back and forth.
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To avoid
changing the cutter's profile, do not hone its curved or beveled
edges. Hold the knife flat against the surface of the hone
while working it back and forth. (Figure
24-45). Warning: Hone ONLY the area of the knife that
cuts the wood. Do not hone the part of the knife that is held
Inside the molder head. If the surface of the knife inside
the molder head is thinned, the knife holding system will
be weakened and the knife may break.
Count
your honing strokes and hone each molder knife an equal amount.
This will assure equal metal removal from each knife and keep
the assembled molder head properly balanced. The slight burrs
that may be created by honing will be knocked off the cutting
edges when the molder knives first contact the wood.
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