How-To
Workshop tip: Quick way to sharpen a wheel-type marking gauge
Use a drill press and a small diamond honing plate.
Some wheel-type marking gauges are not sharp out of the box, and even the best dull over time. It takes a long time to sharpen them by rubbing the flat side on waterstones. Instead, I chuck the gauge in my drill press, set the machine to a slow speed, and hold a small diamond honing plate against the bevel. The diamond hone will sharpen the bevel in a minute or two. If you get a slight burr on the flat side of the blade, remove it by rubbing that side against the same diamond plate.
—JOSEPH HARTUP, Ridgefield, Wash.
Illustrations by Dan Thornton
From Fine Woodworking issue #295
Fine Woodworking Recommended Products
Norton Water Stones
This kit includes everything you need to sharpen all of your blades, with water stones in four grits and a separate stone to keep them flat.
Honing Compound
This honing compound is great for loading into a buffing wheel and polishing an assortment of metals.
Wen Diamond Grinding Wheel
Diamond grinding wheel is perfect for flattening grinding wheels before honing chisels and plane blades
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great idea, definitely will try this
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