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Most turning tools have a single bevel and generally they are not honed. The reason most are not honed is because a) they need sharpening frequently and honing takes too long! and b) a honed edge although sharper will blunt faster than an unhoned edge.A lot of my turning tools are used straight off the bench grinder but I do use a flat stone (diamond credit card sized) to sharpen scrapers to put a finer burr on them and to sharpen my skew chisels because for those I want the sharpest edge possible and I want a flat bevel instead of concave.There is a school of thought that suggests using tools with two bevels or ones with convex bevels so I guess the real answer to your question is yes, no and maybe!
Most turning tools have a single bevel and generally they are not honed. The reason most are not honed is because a) they need sharpening frequently and honing takes too long! and b) a honed edge although sharper will blunt faster than an unhoned edge.
A lot of my turning tools are used straight off the bench grinder but I do use a flat stone (diamond credit card sized) to sharpen scrapers to put a finer burr on them and to sharpen my skew chisels because for those I want the sharpest edge possible and I want a flat bevel instead of concave.
There is a school of thought that suggests using tools with two bevels or ones with convex bevels so I guess the real answer to your question is yes, no and maybe!
