oval or rounded skew sharpening

[hippi]

My skew has an oval shaft that makes it hard to sharpen. I do have the one-way sharpening setup, but with the skew attachment, it gives a curve to the cutting part, and because it is oval, the platform will not work

 

[howsitwork]

i find a curve to the cutting edge actually helps give a better peeling cut to be honest. If you want a straight edge clamp a straight piece of steel to the shaft and run this on the platform .

 

[jttheclockman]

My skew has an oval shaft that makes it hard to sharpen. I do have the one-way sharpening setup, but with the skew attachment, it gives a curve to the cutting part, and because it is oval, the platform will not work

They make tools that handle rounded edge skews. Look them up. Mayny times those type skews are sharpened by hand on sharpening stones where you are basically holding the bevel down on the stone. If you keep it sharp then just some honing is all that is needed.