Question: Beginner Question on Resharpening Flat Graver

[aaronhlin]

Hello everyone,

When resharpening a flat graver, do I still need to resharpen the heal? Right now My heal is somewhere around 0.4mm. I'm afraid if I do sharpen it, the heal will be longer.

 

[pilkguns]

Taking the face down will shorten the length of the heel. Whether or not that is too short to be used depends on your technique

 

[aaronhlin]

Wouldn't the heel still be dull or will it not matter?

 

[monk]

unless there are scratches or gouge marks on the heel, the heel will not need touch up, just the face. if the heel is sharpened, yes it gets longer. long heels are to be avoided when doing tight curves. i don't know the sub milimeter dimension, but when you visually inspect the heel, one should not see a lot.

 

[tdelewis]

I always sharpen a fresh polished heel.