The point is that a 1-1/2” projection will return your tool to that same angle every time you sharpen. This will greatly reduce your time on the stones and save abrasive material, steel and a family of sea lions. So for plane irons, nail a block that is 1-1/2” from the edge ...
a versatile sharpening jig designed for woodworking professionals and DIY enthusiasts alike. With a clamping range of up to 90mm, this tool is perfect for sharpening a variety of tools, including graver blades, plane irons, and flat hand tools. The adjustable blade angle feature ensures that you...
cutlery, hunting or pocketknives, blades, and razors safely and easily. You can even use this pocket knife sharpener for your gardening tools. The sharpening stone only requires water, no oil needed. Made with durable green silicon carbide, this whetstone knife sharpener will last for years to...
Stropping on leather is a technique favored by many but it can have it drawbacks and even dull your knife if not done correctly. I don't encourage those new to sharpening to use a leather strop in the beginning. Sharpening and stropping use different (although similar) motions and I would ...
For the purpose of investigating a guide for planing a board with hand plane and sharpening its knife-edge at 252 public junior high schools in Hiroshima, a questionnaire survey to teachers of industrial arts was carried out. Furthermore, the final conditions of knife-edges of the hand planes...
instead of purely long mechanical strokes back and forth and parallel to the sides of the stone we often use elongated ovalmotions where the iron of wider blades like wide chisels and plane irons actually overhang the long edges. (Please remember that sharpening stones, especially natural ones, ...