Sharpening sled. Worth £60? - Guitar Building Tricks and Tips

RE: Sharpening sled. Worth £60?

Rocknroller912 — Mon, 24 May 2021 11:18:37 +0000

@tv101

Veritas is a good choice I think, all their stuff is decent quality.

An index of the live streams would be useful but I enjoy browsing through them all to find the correct one. I also remember watching most of them which helps. “I remember everything” John Prine said that. “You’ve been in my post if I can be in yours” and I said that. Happy birthday Bob.

RE: Sharpening sled. Worth £60?

tv1 — Mon, 24 May 2021 07:52:12 +0000

In which live stream was this?

That puts a thought in my head.

We need some sort of index/directory of what Mark covered in which Livestream. There are so many of them (yay!) and he covers so much stuff, that finding the particular jewel of knowledge in his YT account can take a while ...

RE: Sharpening sled. Worth £60?

Rocknroller912 — Sun, 23 May 2021 21:59:30 +0000

@koendb

No worries glad I could point you in the right direction.

RE: Sharpening sled. Worth £60?

Koendb — Sun, 23 May 2021 21:56:53 +0000

@rocknroller912 Thank you sir! Watching right now :-)

RE: Sharpening sled. Worth £60?

Rocknroller912 — Sun, 23 May 2021 21:53:14 +0000

@koendb

This one, it’s worth going for a quality one from a wood supplier and not Amazon or eBay as they can be cheap versions from China which as previously commented don’t work too well. The guide also helps keep fingers away from the edge.

https://youtu.be/cj9p1-ju060

RE: Sharpening sled. Worth £60?

Koendb — Sun, 23 May 2021 20:52:05 +0000

I find the roller style jig that Mark demonstrated on one of the live streams to be the most cost effective solution for planes and chisels.

In which live stream was this? i recently bought 2 planers and a set of chisels myself, but I have no clue how I need to sharpen these, so I am looking for information on this. I've seen a few woodworkers on youtube explain how to do it, but I am afraid to actually try it out, because last thing I want is to screw up my tools , just because i am doing it wrong :-)

RE: Sharpening sled. Worth £60?

mattbeels — Sun, 23 May 2021 20:02:27 +0000

Veritas is a really good brand. Post a pic when you get it!

RE: Sharpening sled. Worth £60?

tv1 — Sun, 23 May 2021 18:55:44 +0000

Decision made ....

I've bought the Veritas Honing Guide "system", based on the recommendation of my local friendly cabinet maker!

It's not really much cheaper than the Rutlands gadget, but the Veritas kit is possibly less fur coat and more knickers.

😉

RE: Sharpening sled. Worth £60?

Rocknroller912 — Sun, 23 May 2021 12:26:42 +0000

@bpower

I also prefer free hand sharpening on diamond stones and try to only use a guide if I’ve gone off square. Little and often works for me to keep an edge. However after years of free hand sharpening I’ve developed arthritis in one finger joint due to holding blades down, so find I have to use a guide more often than I used to. The tools I still have to free hand are old chisels dating back to the 1930s that are too short to fit in a jig.

RE: Sharpening sled. Worth £60?

Bpower — Sat, 22 May 2021 21:58:10 +0000

Just to put my two cents in here. I've been a "hand tool" woodworker for a while now and I prefer to freehand my sharpening. I have invested in good diamond plates and they have been working very well for years. When I think I need to sharpen up I just pull out the plates and, within a minute or two, I can shave the hairs off my arm. I also made myself some leather strops to get that nice razor sharpness that I like. I do own a honing guide. I have the veritas sharpening system from lee valley. https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/sharpening/guides/33001-veritas-sharpening-system?item=05M0210 . But to be honest, I only bring it out if I think I have gone really horribly out of square or I want to check the bevel angle. I am no expert on sharpening but I believe I can get any blade sharper than it probably needs to be. I always strive for scary sharp but you really don't need it to be anywhere near that to get great cuts. I would say just don't over think it. Sharpening is just another one of those things that, the more you do, the better you understand and get at it.