Bedan Practice #2 

Hi Bob, sorry for being so late to reply. I asked Jean Francois Escoulen the same question, and he told me not to worry about it, the Bedan is a tool that does not nee a lot of sharpening, and when you do sharpen it, you use the hone most of the time, so if you do not remove a lot of material each time you hone the bedan, then it will last for many many years..... cont

@StuInTokyo .....cont..... When you do finally reach the rounded off corners, then buy a new bedan, but don't toss the old one, just regrind it into a square scraper or a large parting tool. I hope this helps. Cheers!

I would love to buy a similar tool, where in the uk or France ? Pete

I was tempted to grind off the corners of the shaft but I was concerned about what would happen when I eventually ground the tool back that far. Have you reached that stage yet? Thanks Bob

I just watched another video where the guy has the Bedan upside down for the way you are using it to cut tenons. Why would that be? Pretty sure he is experienced as he was doing a demo for a group. Please help...

Thank you - saved this vid

Thanks for sharing! Do you have a video about using the bedan on endgrain?

Well done, very impressive

i really like the cuts it makes where could i get my hands on one

Do you have a micro bevel on that tool? I notice a shiny line right before the cutting edge

Your mortise chisel is basically the same tool.

Sorry, but the Bedan is, as far as I know, NOT used on end-grain, it is a spindle turning tool. Cheers!

Hi, Stu: I see that you have relieved the bottom corners of the shaft of the tool to allow it to slide and roll better on the tool rest. What happens when you have sharpened it enough time that you get back to that area with the cutting edge? Won't that mean you will lose the corners of the cutting edge? I just tried a bedan for the first time today and found the sharp corners of the shaft really dragged and bit in to the tool rest when I tried to roll and traverse. (continued)