Charles Krug wrote in
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Pretty much it. What do you use to sharpen and how do you have it
arranged. I've a couple of Arkansas in boxes that I mostly keep on a
shelf. I imagine a reasonably flat surface and a piece of plate glass
are Coming Soon, so I'm looking for ideas that others have found
useful.


Just starting this whole sharpening business, but I choose the sandpaper
method.

I had a pair of 12" x 29" 3/8" glass shelves laying about. At this time
I have only used one of them. I have spray glued 80 grit, 150 grit,
320, 400, 1000, and 1600 wet dry papers to them.

Using a veritas honing jig I make a few thousand swipes to bring a old
dull plane blade back to life. Shave a few hundred arm harms for just
fun and go make some .0017 shavings of some pine in the garage. It does
take a while, and if I have a nick I turn the belt sander upside down,
clamp it to the table saw cabinet and spend a bit of time trying to keep
it straight.

The glass travels with me, at the moment it is on my computer desk where
I can make a quick 200 passes in a minute or two while I getting a blade
back into shape. I always lap my blade on the sandpaper as well.

I have also started flattening my plane soles and will likely get a long
strip of 80 grit for the other piece of glass just for such a purpose.

Alan