On Feb 4, 10:27�pm, Leuf wrote:
On 4 Feb 2007 14:24:28 -0800, wrote:

On Feb 4, 4:53 pm, Leuf wrote:
If you've gotten your latest Woodcraft catalog you've seen this new
honing guide.

http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=20080

Pricey little bugger. *I like the concept of keeping the guide off the
stone, but it seems like you'll wear a hollow in the stone a lot
faster being forced to keep the chisel in one line.

Wow...we were thinking the same thing at roughly the same time!

I like the fact that it has several pressure points along with keeping
the guide off the stone or sandpaper. *I was thinking about getting a
couple honing plates and keep using sandpaper.

I see lots of holes in the jig, and 4 knobs. *Two of them are holding
guides at the sides of the chisel and two are holding the chisel
itself. *I'm not sure if there are more knobs that you can use with
wider blades or what.

I just hope I am not getting sucked into some sort of gimmick. *Maybe
what I should do is simply learn how to sharpen chisels and irons
WITHOUT some sort of crutch.

There are some skills I just don't see the point of acquiring. *One of
them is holding a chisel perfectly at a specific angle while moving it
back and forth. *And I would appear to not be alone in this opinion

-Leuf

A lot of bucks for something that can easily be done by hand, if not
quite as accurately--but, then again, who has used this jig and how
accurate is it?

The PSA sheets are well worthwhile--I've been getting them from Lee
Valley for years now, and they ARE truly superior to regular abrasive
sheets for sharpening--but for $100, I think I can pass without pain
on the jig.