Honing Guide

Workshop Tip: Set Your Honing Guide to Any Angle
March 21, 2019

I use two different honing guides at a variety of angles. So I designed a continuous-distance jig that will set any guide to any angle. It relies on a simple…
Chris Gochnour’s sharpening process
February 7, 2019

Watch a hand tool aficionado who is always looking for new ways to be a better sharpener
Tool Test: Honing Guides
February 7, 2019

Models reviewed include the Lie-Nielsen, Veritas Mk.II Deluxe Honing Guide Set, generic side-clamping guides, the Kell No. 2, Nano Hone’s Sharp Skate 4, Trend, and the Veritas Sharpening System
Handplane Fundamentals: Sharpening
October 11, 2016

You'll never get a handplane to perform the way you want it to until you get the blade truly sharp.
It’s Hip to Have a Square or Two
March 3, 2009

These two small tools are critical if you want a well-equipped shop
How to Sharpen Chisels With Nonparallel Sides
November 1, 2008

QUESTION: I have a few large mortising chisels that taper from the bolster to the cutting edge. Unfortunately, my honing guide requires the chisel to have parallel sides, or the…

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