Dressing sticks

use the dressing stick to maintain a flat surface on the face of your grinding wheel (called truing). A flat face allows for more accurate grinding and sharpening of tools, Occasional use will also restore the cutting surface and remove glazing (called dressing), allowing for a faster cooler cut. while deep grooves weaken the wheel increasing the likelyhood of breakages and a glazed wheel will give slower cutting and more heat generation, periodic dressing and truing is recommended.