Sharpening Kit We Recommend

Sharp tools change the way you work. A reliable sharpening setup gives you cleaner cuts, greater control, and more predictable results across every stage of woodworking. Whether you're restoring an edge, maintaining your favourite hand tools, or refining your setup for repeatable sharpening angles, these are the systems and accessories we trust in the workshop to keep tools performing at their best.

  • Tormek T8 Sharpening System

    My go-to method for grinding primary bevels, sharpening woodturning tools, and various household items.

    Tormek T8 Sharpening System

    My go-to method for grinding primary bevels, sharpening woodturning tools, and various household items.

  • Lie-Nielsen Honing Guide

    I love this honing guide. It's quick and simple to setup, and the jaws can be interchanged for different blade shapes and angles.

    Lie-Nielsen Honing Guide

    I love this honing guide. It's quick and simple to setup, and the jaws can be interchanged for different blade shapes and angles.

  • Honing Guide

    This is used to hold a blade at a constant angle while sharpening. Pair with one of our protrusion stops for quick and easy setups.

    Honing Guide

    This is used to hold a blade at a constant angle while sharpening. Pair with one of our protrusion stops for quick and easy setups.

  • Bester Waterstone 1000-6000

    A great waterstone that I used for many years

    Bester Waterstone 1000-6000

    A great waterstone that I used for many years

  • DMT DIAFLAT Lapping Plate

    Used for flattening Waterstones and Oilstones. Not used for grinding away metal.

    DMT DIAFLAT Lapping Plate

    Used for flattening Waterstones and Oilstones. Not used for grinding away metal.

  • Green Elephant Premium Leather Strop with Paste

    My favourite leather strop. Comes with coarse and fine leather faces, and the most incredible stropping paste I've ever used.

    Green Elephant Premium Leather Strop with Paste

    My favourite leather strop. Comes with coarse and fine leather faces, and the most incredible stropping paste I've ever used.

  • DMT Extra Coarse Diamond Stone

    Great for grinding back to primary bevels, and other heavy stock removal. Perfect hand tool alternative to a powered grinding system.

    DMT Extra Coarse Diamond Stone

    Great for grinding back to primary bevels, and other heavy stock removal. Perfect hand tool alternative to a powered grinding system.

  • Double Sided Diamond Stone

    An accurate, efficient, and affordable solution to sharpening blades.

    Double Sided Diamond Stone

    An accurate, efficient, and affordable solution to sharpening blades.

  • Camelia Oil

    Useful for preventing rust on tools and machine beds

    Camelia Oil

    Useful for preventing rust on tools and machine beds

  • Plane Screwdriver

    Incredibly useful when disassembling planes, and snugging up honing guides.

    Plane Screwdriver

    Incredibly useful when disassembling planes, and snugging up honing guides.

  • Arno Carbide Burnisher

    My favourite burnisher. It's ugly, but you'll struggle to find something that performs better than this thing!

    Arno Carbide Burnisher

    My favourite burnisher. It's ugly, but you'll struggle to find something that performs better than this thing!

  • Scary Sharp Lapping Film

    We used this system to sharpen tools while I studied and later taught at Rycotewood. These are a great way of ensuring flatness over time, while also minimising mess.

    Scary Sharp Lapping Film

    We used this system to sharpen tools while I studied and later taught at Rycotewood. These are a great way of ensuring flatness over time, while also minimising mess.

  • 1 Micron Diamond Polishing Compound

    Great for final polishing on chisels and plane blades!

    1 Micron Diamond Polishing Compound

    Great for final polishing on chisels and plane blades!

  • Myvision Water Bottle Pump 5 Gallon Water Bottle

    Helpful for bringing water into a workshop that doesn't have a sink

    Myvision Water Bottle Pump 5 Gallon Water Bottle

    Helpful for bringing water into a workshop that doesn't have a sink