Sharpening Jigs - Page 2 of 3

If you use an oil- or waterstone for sharpening, here are a few tips that help suspend the sharpening shavings in the slurry, speeding and improving the sharpening process. First,…

Because I don't have a sink in my shop, I used to use a squirt bottle to wet my waterstones during sharpening, but that was tedious and interrupted the sharpening…

I wanted to try sharpening chisels and plane irons using abrasive paper on granite. Not being flush with money to buy a block of granite, I asked a tombstone company…

I tried Brent Beach’s sandpaper-sharpening technique (FWW #184, pp. 64-67) and have had great results. On a hunch, I attached two round rare-earth magnets to the shaft of my chisel…

Sharpen tools at the workbench with this vice-mounting accessory

Sharpen chisels and plane irons at your workbench with this time-saving workbench accessory

Use this simple jig to hone a front and back bevel on plane irons

I find it helpful to use a honing guide when sharpening plane blades. But to get the correct sharpening angle with these guides, the blade must extend a specific distance…

In woodworking it is sharpness, not cleanliness, that's next to godliness. And despite today's carbide tips and replaceable blades, sharpening remains a bedrock skill. Without sharp tools wood carving is…

To sharpen wood carving chisels and gouges, start with a common grinder motor and turn around the grinder so that the wheels rotate away from you at the top, which…