I have the following honing guide http://www.woodcraft.com/...D=03A21&FamilyID=3114 , and want to sharpen a
block plane blade to 35 degrees. However, the instructions only give settings for 25 and 30 degrees. Does anyone know how far the blade should extend to be
able to sharpen to 35 degrees. Thanks.
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Posts: 1482 12/10/2008 19:30 |
RJD,
I'll go out on a limb here. I have that same jig. I don't care for it. The reason being is that the roller is way too narrow for good lateral control. That's very important. Set it aside and go buy yourself the newer Veritas jig that will have a much wider and therefore more stable roller. Sorry but at present I can't answer your posted question as I 'm a bit "gimped up" to experiment! Jeremy. |
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Posts: 1595 12/10/2008 21:25 |
Try a protractor.
That guide does tend to "round over" the cutting edge. |
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Posts: 1237 12/10/2008 23:40 |
I'll add my vote to the last model Veritas honing guide. Pricey but worth every cent.
Maker of light line nodeless bamboo fly rods
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Posts: 216 12/10/2008 23:55 |
Make a graph with the distance the iron is extended on the y axis and the degrees on the x axis. Put a mark at 25 and 30 and draw a line between the two. Move
on out to 35 move up to the line and put a mark then read on the y axis the amount of extension.
A quicker way that is more accurate is to just calculate the distance. fishbum |
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Posts: 604 12/11/2008 11:02 |
That guide does not work well. I had big problems with it. The wheel is too narrow and can't keep the blade square enough. Get the Veritas MarkII, you
can set it to any angle you want, including 35 degrees, with the built in angle setter.
If there were only one mistake I could have a do-over on, it would be buying that jig, it took a while to figure out it was causing me trouble planing. -John
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Posts: 81 12/11/2008 11:39 |
I have the Veritas Mark II and think it is great. I now use a Worksharp 3000 but still use the Mark II from time to time if I need to get an angle that the
Worksharp can't.
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Posts: 1597 12/11/2008 12:16 |
Does anyone remember, and even more importantly know where to buy, a guide, that was grey in color, make of plastic, had the name GENERAL on it,( I think ) you
could set the angle anywhere, and the wheel stayed off the stone.
Any help out there? Thanks in advance. Art |
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thegubster |
This one? | #8 | ||
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Posts: 1484 12/11/2008 12:23 |
This one Art?
http://www.taunton.com/fi...uideProduct.aspx?id=25687 If it is, I can't assist in where to purchase it. Sorry about this. I just did some searching. Jeremy.
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Posts: 23 12/11/2008 12:44 |
gmreeves,
How is the Worksharp working out? Any suggestions on its use or performance. Have you used the leather honing wheel with it. I may be getting one in a couple of weeks from that jolly ole guy. RJ, I would recommend the veritas Mark II. It does a very good job.
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Posts: 1598 12/11/2008 15:47 |
That's the one Jeremy,,, but I think I paid around $10 when I bought my last one,, a really nice guide.. I'll have to find one now.
Well, found one..http://www.woodcraft.com/...D=03E42&FamilyID=3111 Thanks for your effort. Art
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Posts: 1490 12/16/2008 22:38 |
aparramoure wrote: Art, On that type of jig, it would seem to me that in order for accuracy then those two surfaces, the one the jig's rollers are on and the top surface of your sharpening stone...they'd need to be 100% parallel to each other..ya?? Otherwise you're out'a kilter... You're more experienced than I am so I'd like to know, if you catch this. Jeremy. edit...Now I'm thinking you'd be pressing more into the blade where it contacts the stone so this post may be void??
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