On Mon, 3 May 2004 19:36:12 -0500, "bowhunter" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>What do you guys use to hold a consistant angle when sharpening chisels and
>plane blades using the scary sharp method? Is there a commercial jig or
>fixture available
>for a reasonable cost?
My hands-down, absolutely favorite guide is this:
<http://www.garrettwade.com/jump.jsp?lGen=detail&itemID=105910&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=10000&iSubCat=10049&iProductID=105910>
For chisels over 3/8" or so, plane irons, and anything too wide to fit
in the guide above, the Veritas guide works fine:
<http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=33001&category=1,43072,43078&abspage=1&ccurrency=2&SID=>
Some folks can do it freehand, I can't.
Barry
There's nothing inherently wrong with having the rollers roll on the
sandpaper or waterstone, unless it rusts on the axle and you grind a
flat spot on the wheel the next time you hone. Doh. Happened to me.
:-/ Now I *remember* to squirt a little LPS 1 (WD40 alternate) were
the wheel and the axle meet. FYI, I use the inexpensive honing jig
that's in several catalogs. It's silver and clamps the chisel or iron
on the sides. One side of the clamp is straight and the other side is
slightly curved so that the blade is automatically square and you
won't grind it skewed. Simple. Cheap. Works. Probably the most
important tool I use, next to my combo square.
Layne
On Tue, 04 May 2004 00:34:57 -0400, Gordon Airporte <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Note that some jigs ride on the abrasive and some have their wheels
>supported off the abrasive. It doesn't strike me as a very good idea to
>have the wheels of the jig rolling around on your sandpaper, but no one
>seems to complain about the Lee Valley style jigs.
>I use a General jig from home depot (when I'm not attempting freehand),
>and it has the wheels well away from the blade tip.
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> What do you guys use to hold a consistant angle when sharpening chisels and
> plane blades using the scary sharp method? Is there a commercial jig or
> fixture available
> for a reasonable cost?
>
> TIA
>
> Bowhunter
>
>
>
http://www.leevalley.com
under sharpening
On Mon, 3 May 2004 19:36:12 -0500, "bowhunter" <[email protected]>
brought forth from the murky depths:
>What do you guys use to hold a consistant angle when sharpening chisels and
>plane blades using the scary sharp method? Is there a commercial jig or
>fixture available
>for a reasonable cost?
Grab a copy of the sharpening bible. Then decide how you want
to proceed. I found an old General plane blade holder which
works for me when I'm Scary Sharpening(tm).
"The Complete Guide to Sharpening" by Leonard Lee is available
from www.amazon.com , www.leevalley.com (of course) , and many
other places.
http://www.shavings.net/SCARY.HTM But you won't need the double
digit paper. Hell, if an iron is rusty enough to need 50 grit
fixin', it is too pitted to get a good edge anyway and should be
tossed.
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Do a search for Eclipse chisel guide. Works for me
"bowhunter" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What do you guys use to hold a consistant angle when sharpening chisels
and
> plane blades using the scary sharp method? Is there a >
Note that some jigs ride on the abrasive and some have their wheels
supported off the abrasive. It doesn't strike me as a very good idea to
have the wheels of the jig rolling around on your sandpaper, but no one
seems to complain about the Lee Valley style jigs.
I use a General jig from home depot (when I'm not attempting freehand),
and it has the wheels well away from the blade tip.