"F Murtz" wrote in message
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Are the days gone when a carpenter just had a grinder and a stone? I
suspect the professional carpenter still does, and the home workshop and
diy carpenter faffles about with expensive sharpening toys.

I use an eclipse guide and an oil stone without much trouble.
Its not as though working to a few thou makes any difference with wood.

I expect that if you spend hundreds of pounds on a plane you feel its
necessary to sharpen it perfectly.