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P R O D U C T B A C K G R O U N D
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Woodcut Tool's founder Ke n Port wanted to make sharpening more simple,
accurate and repeatable. In t h e late 19 9 0 's Ken c o l lab o r at e d with Je r r y
Glaser from the USA to design the W oo d c u t Tru-Gri n d . Ken a n d Jerry
recognised that ma n y t u rn e r s have variou s p h y si c a l constrai n t s and therefo r e
wanted to ma k e th e s ha r p e ni n g pr o c e ss s im p l e .
Core to t he Tru- G r i nd desi g n is the uniqu e abi l i ty to simply set the jig to a
number, with accurate repeatabi l i ty , the versati l i ty of a single jig to h o ld any
woodturning tool without th e need of an adaptor and th e compact design of
the system.
W O O D C U T - T O O L S . C O M | @ W O O D C U T T O O L S N Z
In 2020, with cu s to m e r f eed b a c k Wo o dcu t Tools began a process to improve
the Base Sl i d e and Sturdy Rest to make the sharpenin g process more sim p l e ,
accurate an d repeatable. A ft e r almost th r e e years of testing var i o u s new Base
Slide and Sturdy Rest design prototypes with turners across the world to
ensure the new products were right , the new W ood c u t Tru-Grind Base S l i d e
and Sturdy Rest w a s a v a i la b l e f o r cus t o m ers i n 2 0 2 3 .
We trust you enjoy t h e se n e w products, please l e t u s kn o w i f y o u h ave a n y
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