On 2020-02-25 10:26 a.m., Christopher Swingley wrote:
> GGs,
>
> I'm sad to report that fellow galoot and sharpening expert Brent Beach
> passed away back in November (I think, based on the obituary below). I
> never met him, and didn't have any personal interactions with him on
> the List, but he was a long time contributor and had many interesting
> things to say about tool sharpening. I appreciated his scientific
> approach to sharpening and his willingness to challenge conventional
> wisdom.
>
> https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary.aspx?n=brent
-d-beach&pid=194652011">https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timescolonist/obituary
.aspx?n=brent-d-beach&pid=194652011
>
> Chris

Thanks for that. The news sucks though. Brent's contributions to wood 
craft cannot be overstated. His methodical and analytical approach to 
sharpening, and his focus on inexpensive methods and hand-crafted jigs 
has proven very helpful to me. He was a true Galoot. I recently built 
chisel-honing jigs for myself and my S-I-L based upon his design, and 
and am very happy with the results.

http://www3.telus.net/BrentBeach/Sharpen/Chisel%20jig.html

I have been using his method for honing plane irons with great success 
for some years.

He will be missed. Hopefully, his web site will be maintained.

Don

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