On Monday, August 6, 2012 6:57:11 AM UTC+1, MM wrote:
Further to my query about the scary sharp method of honing using

wet-or-dry, I have to admit that my old Eclipse 36 honing guide is

pretty crap, really. It's a real pain to get the chisel at the right

projection AND square in the guide.



Now, I've heard a lot about the Veritas Mark II honing guide and

looked it up on Amazon. Talk about falling off one's chair! A few

pence shy of £54! Man, that's expensive. But is it worth it?



Looks like a decent, precision made tool, however.



I did get a good result in the end from my Eclipse, but it takes a

fair bit of trial and error to get that chisel sitting just right.

Probably easier for plane blades.



MM

Check this out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aDPZzMvVTA

This guy was on recent tour of the U.K. and Ireland. He is very good.