As the points of the Bedan are used when this tool is employed, these must be the focus of the sharpening activity.

When honing, I use a 1,000 grit diamond stone to hone the left & right sides, and the bottom.

Information regarding Grindstones

• Ernie Conover recommends 25°-30° in The Lathe Book.


• Marty Kiminsky noted that 15-30° is generally recommended for this tool. (He did not note a personal preference though.) See also, "Woodturning" magazine, issue # 352.


• Some information presented is from the Tormek handbook, Water Cooled Sharpening of Edge Tools, © Tormek AB.

Want to learn how you get your woodturning tools razor-sharp? In this week's sharpening class we take a closer look at the tools for the woodturner; Gouges, skews, parting tools, scrapers, cutters and more. Sebastien and Wolfgang will show you the methods for sharpening all these turning tools and how you achieve repeatable edges every time. Stay tuned and hit us with your questions during the stream!

A good video showing how to hone the Bedan.

A good video showing how to sharpen the Bedan using diamond plates.

A good video showing how to use the Bedan.

In this third episode, Nick Agar shows how to sharpen a roughing gouge with a few simple steps using the open seat of Tormek's Multi Jig SVS-50. Further, he shows how to sharpen a parting tool and a skew using the closed seat of the SVS-50. Nick also demonstrates how to use the Tormek Marker Method when setting the angle and how to sharpen a custom skew shape on the side of Tormek's Diamond Wheel using MB-100 Multi Base.

Bedans are sharpened similarly to the diamond parting tool. The part about parting tools starts around 3:25.