Sharpening
Sharpening woodworking tools is one of the most important skills a craftsman can develop, and the right abrasive makes all the difference. Whether you're working up an edge on a bench plane, paring chisel or carving gouge, the approach matters as much as the equipment.
Workshop Heaven stocks a carefully chosen range across every major sharpening method:
- Waterstones and whetstones for traditional bench sharpening
- Diamond stones for fast stock removal and flattening
- Coticules for fine finishing edges on edge tools
- Strops and honing compounds for polishing and maintaining a keen edge between sessions
- Modern abrasive films and honing fluids for precision freehand and honing guide sharpening
Brands include 3M, Atoma, Naniwa, King Ice Bear, Arno and Richard Kell, selected because they genuinely perform rather than simply because they're well known.
Whether you're setting up your first sharpening station or refining a system that already works, you'll find the stones, guides and compounds to get there.
