<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>   David</DIV> <DIV>  I do it all the time & they hold an edge very well. Now were= splittin hairs again right?</DIV> <DIV>   Dale Erwin</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>I was looking at a Tormek Sharpening system the other day at a Japanese<BR>Woodworker outlet and was advised by one of the sales people t= hat you<BR>should never use a sharpening device that hollow grinds the bevel o= n a<BR>Japanese chisel because it reduces the support of the cutting edge on<BR>these laminated type chisels.  I've always sharpened them by ha= nd anyway<BR>but was unaware of this.  Anyone else have any experience i= n this area.<BR>I much prefer the Japanese cutting tools for there hardness = and the<BR>ability to get a good edge that stays sharp. <BR><BR>David Love<BR>davidlovepianos@comcast.net </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10"= >Erwins Pianos Restorations <BR>4721 Parker Rd.<BR>Modesto, Ca 95357<BR>209-577-8397<BR>Reb= uilt Steinway , Mason &Hamlin Sales<BR>www.Erwinspiano.com</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>