Thomas Lie-Nielsen -
It’s hard to imagine an author more qualified or a sharpening book more in depth than Thomas
Lie-Nielsen’s Sharpening. The author is the founder of Lie-Nielsen, a manufacturer of exquisite, precision hand planes and cutting tools. He begins with a discussion of steel and sharpening media such as waterstones and silicon carbide paper. Most important, however, is the thorough discussion of the actual sharpening methods recommended for virtually every cutting tool in the shop, including hand saws, plane irons, cabinet chisels, scrapers, drill bits, turning tools, carving chisels, and even router bits. 216 pages, hardcover, 2004.