How To Sharpen Lino Tools
Then pull the outside of the tool down a flat strop again not into the cutting edge until the burr is gone.
How to sharpen lino tools. Sharpening Linocut Tools by Colin Blanchard 1st May 2020 by Lisa Takahashi 5 In this post Printmaker Colin Blanchard talks us through how to sharpen linocut tools using a number of sharpening stones including the Flexcut Slipstrop and a Japanese sharpening stone. Each tool is made from easily re sharpened chrome vanadium steel and the mushroom shaped palm-handles for me by far the most comfortable and manoeuvrable type are made of hardwood. Speedball makes a popular baren and Ive had one for a couple years.
Great site by the way. Take your piece of leather and add a pea sized smear of honing paste. Pfeil tools will need proper care of its handles.
Printing by Hand - The paper is carefully laid on the inked block and burnished on the back with a tool called a baren - the back of a wooden spoon works too. To sharpen the tools pull the inside of the tool down the slipstrop not into the cutting edge until you feel a burr a small buildup of thin metal on the outside of the tool. With patience and practice it becomes easier and it may well become a favourite ritual as you prepare to start work.
In especially dry areas you may need to do this more frequently. A little linseed oil every now and again on the wood will help to condition the wood. A little linseed oil every now and again on the wood will help to condition the wood.
To sharpen the tools pull the inside of the tool down the slipstrop not into the cutting edge until you feel a burr a small buildup of thin metal on the outside of the tool. Then pull the outside of the tool down a flat strop again not into the cutting edge until the burr is gone Flexcut - Slipstrop Sharpening Kit. Tips on how to sharpen your lino cutting tools using the FlexCut SlipStrop and Arkansas Whetstones.
How to sharpen lino cutting tools using a whetstone and a slipstone. It may seem intimidating but it is a skill well worth learning. In especially dry areas you may need to do this more frequently.
