Sharpening Plug Cutter.

In article <[email protected]>, stoutman
<.@.> wrote:

> I think it went well, but I tried to sharpen the tops of the flutes and I
> had difficulty maintaining the bevel angle by hand. I did ok on three of
> the four flutes, but the forth ended up multi-faceted. I tried it and it
> seems to still work ok.
>
> Any advice? Insights?

Considering the internal diameter is what's critical, I wouldn't be too
worried. It *should* still work okay and far as I can cipher...

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"stoutman" <.@.> wrote in message
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> Tried to sharpen my plug cutters (fluted, snug plug style) today for the
> first time following Leonard Lee's techniques described in his book
> (Complete Guide to Sharpening).
>
> I think it went well, but I tried to sharpen the tops of the flutes and I
> had difficulty maintaining the bevel angle by hand. I did ok on three of
> the four flutes, but the forth ended up multi-faceted. I tried it and it
> seems to still work ok.
>
> Any advice? Insights?

Only insight is that if it works, you did good. I also filed mine by hand.
I bought a new one and it came with the sharpening instructions that either
did not come with or I lost on the original. Five minutes with a file and I
was cutting plugs.

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:09:22 +0000, wrote:

> Any advice? Insights?

Go back to "Sharpening." There's a pic of a jig for sharpening Forstners.
I don't know what your plug cutter looks like, but you might find that
adapting the Forstner jig will work for you.

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