Frank Fusco
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The friend who sharpened my bowl gouge and showed me how to use it also does professional sharpening. He says he grew up in his fathers sharpening shop and has been doing this for about 60 years. But, to qualify, he once sharpened a carbide table saw blade for me. After sharpening it burned the wood being cut. Pretty awful results. I didn't complain, just took to another shop and it is fine now. Enneyhow....while at his shop I mentioned that I am very careful to not overheat my tools when sharpening. I have seen other members of my woodturning club whose fine tools are blue from the tip to over an inch up the steel. Makes me cringe believing they are pretty much ruined. Well, friend says that with high speed steel getting hot to the point of turning blue doesn't hurt it at all. Says it is OK. I'm dubious. Also doubtful and skeeptikal. What say the jury?