Once
in a while someone asks me for advice on what to give their
woodworking loved one for Christmas. In the past, my standard advice
has been to get a nice honing jig, or better yet, a class on sharpening. Those remain very good gifts, because sharpening is
fundamental to enjoyable working, and neglected by a large percentage
of us working at all levels.
About
a year ago, though, I decided that one of these might help