On 5 Feb 2007 03:44:05 -0800, "Charlie Self"
wrote:

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. 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. was thinking about getting a
couple honing plates and keep using sandpaper.

I see lots of holes in the jig, and 4 knobs. wo of them are holding
guides at the sides of the chisel and two are holding the chisel
itself. '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.
aybe
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. ne of
them is holding a chisel perfectly at a specific angle while moving it
back and forth.
nd 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.

At that price it's a third of the way to Jet's Tormek clone. Add a
good set of waterstones and a flattening stone and you're not that far
away.