Popular Post Tom King Posted March 25, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted March 25, 2016 These pictures should be self-explanatory. They work with any honing jig. If you have a MkII, and don't like the fiddly contraption to put on the front, this eliminates the need for it. They set up the exact angle regardless of the thickness of a plane iron, or chisel. As you can see, they work with any jig. I use several different jigs for different things. I had the standard jamb in place one for the Eclipse, but even it wasn't accurate for different thickness tools. They're actually easier to use than it looks like. You place the point of the tool all the way in, slide the jig towards the point until it takes up all the slack, and tighten. That's it. You can't push any jig too far. I don't know what any of the dimensions are. The only thing I measured was the angles. I thought I might make one out of Corian if I liked how they worked, but the prototypes work so good there's no need for any "improvement". 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bglenden Posted February 5, 2020 Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 I know this is an old post, but the pictures seem to have disappeared. Does anyone have a current link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom King Posted February 5, 2020 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 I should be able to find them. Photo data says I took these pictures in 2010. I've since added another one for 18, and 27 degrees. The morning I stuck those together, I thought if I liked them that I'd make some "permanent ones" out of Corian. We're still using these exact ones, and I haven't bothered to make the "permanent" set yet. It takes almost no time to use one, and nothing to fumble with changing, or adjusting. They sit on top of my sharpening sink. We use sharp chisels for a lot of things working on old houses, and my helpers can go right to the correct angle for one. We do as little grinding as possible, and no micro-bevels when using this setup. If you go right back to the same angle, every time, it saves a lot of fumbling, adjusting, and even just thinking about it. My "shop" is always set up in some museum house, so we can't grind metal in there. Grinding requires a trip outside, and no setup ready to go for it. We just use a Lot of chisels, so any that need grinding get it in batches. Strange that the rest of that thread disappeared too. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted February 5, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2020 Here's one used for another purpose. This one was an iron that a forum member sent me to see if we could figure out why the A2 iron wouldn't hold an edge. It doesn't measure the angle, but clearly shows that it's less than 25 degrees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted February 6, 2020 Report Share Posted February 6, 2020 I have that Veritas deluxe setup and the little angle finder is a bit of a pain. This looks like it would be a good solution Thanks @Tom King ! I may have to copy that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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