Help sharpening a Woodlore

[CrispyDuck]

I have a second hand Woodlore that the previous owner had attempted to sharpen. It didn’t look too great, so I tried to ‘correct’ it, thinking that it just had a standard scandi grind. I then realised that it’s actually a very shallow concave grind possibly with a micro bevel on the edge?? And I’ve made things worse

I’m sure it’s fixable… but I have no idea how.

Any and all help appreciated

 

[lou1661]

As far as I am aware, all the Alan Wood Woodlore blades had a slight convex from the maker. sharpen like a Scandi and it will all work out just fine.

 

[Stew]

Yep, that looks right. Sharpen it as needed and the concave will slowly flatten from the edge and shoulder until meeting in the middle. At that point you'll find that you're having to remove material at a time so it'll be slower to sharpen - Alan had it concave to make it easier to sharpen and is how a scandi grind was traditionally done.
It'll look a bit odd with the flats and hollow but it'll work fine. You just need to rethink what is the right look. You can probably neaten that up a bit but I wouldn't worry if it doesn't actually need sharpening.

 

[CrispyDuck]

Thank you both

 

[Chris]

If all else fails, I’d be happy to look after it for you