Hi Folks,
I’ve been having a problem getting my plane iron primary bevels to line up to the side at a perfect 90 degrees. Looking at the iron from the bevel side, they’re proud by about 1/64″ on the left corner. I’ve been using sandpaper and a Veritas side-clamping jig. Any tips would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
Steve
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Did you try the side of the grinding wheel followed by other finer honing methods?
Primary bevels don't matter. You're just removing metal so that your secondary bevel is easy and quick to hone. Let the primary bevel be ugly as heck.
If one side is grinding faster than the other, put a little more finger pressure on the other side.
That's what the lateral adjustment lever is for. 1/64" is tiny, and well within the capacity of that to correct. The important thing at the end of the day is that the business end of the blade projecting beyond the sole is parallel to it, as the reference surface (and as John points out, it's the 2ary bevel part that really counts here too). But sure, some good advice above re eliminating possible bias in the grind.
Thank you for the advice. Great to know that it's not a critical problem and can be corrected via the adjustment lever or with more finger pressure.
I have the lv guide and like it a lot. It can be finicky though. After tightening and before sharpening just double check that the blade is indeed fully registered against the tabs. Its easy to glance over that little detail. Also, it might be worth checking that your chisel edges are square. I have a set of Ulmia’s I bought off a retired union carpenter. They were skewed from years of freehand sharpening on the job site. Had to grind them back square. Assuming you are using an old Stanley that could be the issue.
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