Record plane sharpen and set up
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I must admit I stopped doing the "grinding angle and honing angle" bit long ago now. Nowadays I grind , usually on a belt sander, to give a slightly concave face and then hone to the same angle i.e. you can see where contact is made at the edge and top of the "slope".
I still use the same stone I've had for 25 years and use turps as a lubricant, keeps the stone cleaner I find.
One other thing to add is practice and then more, some of the young lads I work with will sharpen their chisels and end up with a finish I would have started with. I'm not being big headed here I was just as bad to begin with
I still use the same stone I've had for 25 years and use turps as a lubricant, keeps the stone cleaner I find.
One other thing to add is practice and then more, some of the young lads I work with will sharpen their chisels and end up with a finish I would have started with. I'm not being big headed here I was just as bad to begin with
gota agree i think its an art to get a rearly good egde on blades,if im in a rush it tends to go belly up,so i try to set asside an hour to do mine.that way in my mind there is now no rush,works for me any way.
You can get honing guides for DIY or do as the trade do - practice till perfect. When I was on the tools (now retired) we always stopped work at 2pm on Fridays to sharpen our saws and planes ready for next week, chisels were sharpened as needed.
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