Tom Cancelleri Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Just finished up sharpening my Stanley C-255 block plane, and my Dunlap smoothing plane. When I last sharpened them I used my Tormek, didn't have my MKII or Shapton stones yet. Today I decided to reprofile them and sharpen them up nicely. Started with my DMT extra coarse to remove the bulk of material and get it angled right. Block - 30 degrees Smoother (bevel down) - 35 degrees Went to 120, 1000, 2000, 5000, 8000, then micro bevel Just tried them again, and I've never had such fine shavings come from those planes. Smoother gave me such thin shavings I could see through them. Happy Monday! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted April 20, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Sounds to me like you cut them so thin they only had one side................I like sharp! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 Sharp is good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted April 20, 2015 Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 You have officially crossed the barrier into the area where you understand what sharp is, how to get it, and its importance in working with hand woodworking tools. Congratulations. Sharp is good indeed, and sharper is even better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted April 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2015 My knives in my house are crazy sharp, my axes are really sharp. I thought my handtools were sharp, however they've reached a new level of sharp, never liked working with hand tools because of performance of the blades, and durability of the blades. Hats off to Veritas for the MKII. I've had it and the Shaptons about 4 months and it's damn impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 My tools are so sharp that we were taking shavings so thin they melt in your hand. This was also done on the carpet in the living room with no work surface or hold downs. Sharp tools are the bees nees, the cats pajamas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Tom, do you attribute it to the MKII or the stones? I have a set of Norton water stones, 220 thru 80000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 ==>May the swarf be with you! The swarf is strong in my family --- my father had it, I have it, my sister has it and now you have it... But a true Jedi edge must but pass in the general vicinity of the stock to take a fine shaving: ==>My tools are so sharp that we were taking shavings so thin they melt in your hand Truly sharp young padawan … But the sharpest sword remains in its sheath*… *1960s movies for $100 Alex – this one’s not so easy… Hint: Think Japanese Chisels… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Tom, do you attribute it to the MKII or the stones? I have a set of Norton water stones, 220 thru 80000. I think I attribute it to both. Mostly the stones for the level of honing. The MKII just makes repeatability and initial setup really nice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Trip, I've seen that video. Those planes are real nice, and there is definitely some technique involved in getting it that clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 My tools are so sharp that we were taking shavings so thin they melt in your hand. This was also done on the carpet in the living room with no work surface or hold downs. Sharp tools are the bees nees, the cats pajamas. My planes are so sharp when I run out of tp, I call the kids to grab me a smoother and block of maple. I see a trend starting here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Tom, do you attribute it to the MKII or the stones? I have a set of Norton water stones, 220 thru 80000. Any or all of that. Even with a guide, the hands still do the work. A guide makes it almost foolproof, but the "almost" is the important part. Those Norton stones will do just fine. I used them for years. They will get an edge sharp. There are several methods to get to sharper beyond them. I use Diamond Lapping Film. Some people use compound. Some people use finer stones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 ==>My tools are so sharp that we were taking shavings so thin they melt in your hand Truly sharp young padawan … But the sharpest sword remains in its sheath*… *1960s movies for $100 Alex – this one’s not so easy… Hint: Think Japanese Chisels… Sanjuro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 The hay barn scene had just finished as I was typing the post -- great movie... Wife's playing golf this week, so had a Kurosawa marathon going last night… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 I'm still waiting for someone to figure out the play on the movie used to title this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Spaceballs. Yogurt and his Schwartz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Any or all of that. Even with a guide, the hands still do the work. A guide makes it almost foolproof, but the "almost" is the important part. Those Norton stones will do just fine. I used them for years. They will get an edge sharp. There are several methods to get to sharper beyond them. I use Diamond Lapping Film. Some people use compound. Some people use finer stones. I have an inexpensive guide from Rockler that works pretty well. Just wondered if yours would be worth the investment. What the heck, I need some more toys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 I have an inexpensive guide from Rockler that works pretty well. Just wondered if yours would be worth the investment. What the heck, I need some more toys I have some other misc "guides" however the MKII made sense to take out any guess work for initial setup, also the ability to do a microbevel appeals to me , as well as the option of the camber roller to round off the square corners of a smoothing plane so you don't catch an edge and gouge your workpiece. The jig is well made, easy to use. It can be kind of gimmicky, for people who aren't completely anal about perfect edges, completely square and even bevels, etc. I fall in that category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madkrafter Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 I am trying to revamp my sharpening kit. I recently picked up the MK II to replace my old MK I. I just ordered an Atoma 400 plate to flatten my old doubled-up waterstones that are separating from accidentally leaving them soaking in Tupperware after a move. I want to upgrade to Shaptons, but may do it in steps as I don't have the funds to get a kit right this moment. Are yours the Shapton Pros or glass (I don't see a bottom glass plate in the photo)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 I am trying to revamp my sharpening kit. I recently picked up the MK II to replace my old MK I. I just ordered an Atoma 400 plate to flatten my old doubled-up waterstones that are separating from accidentally leaving them soaking in Tupperware after a move. I want to upgrade to Shaptons, but may do it in steps as I don't have the funds to get a kit right this moment. Are yours the Shapton Pros or glass (I don't see a bottom glass plate in the photo)? They are Shapton pros. they start getting pretty costly at 5000 and higher. If I remember correctly I paid almost 100 for the 8000 grit stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madkrafter Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 yeah, the 8000 is up to $113. The best price I've seen for the 1K, 5K and 8K kit is at Chef knives to go @ $210. Not a bad price, but I've just spent too much on other toys tools lately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 I have some other misc "guides" however the MKII made sense to take out any guess work for initial setup, also the ability to do a microbevel appeals to me , as well as the option of the camber roller to round off the square corners of a smoothing plane so you don't catch an edge and gouge your workpiece. The jig is well made, easy to use. It can be kind of gimmicky, for people who aren't completely anal about perfect edges, completely square and even bevels, etc. I fall in that category. Just ordered it from Highlands. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted April 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 I lucked out when I bought mine. Got em from a guy on eBay, made sure they were legit stones first. Got a 120, 1000, 2000, 5000, stone holder, and stone flattening block for 210 shipped. All brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 27, 2015 Report Share Posted April 27, 2015 Just received it today. Gotta love Highlands for their shipping. It hit the door almost before it hit the credit card! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Jimerfield Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Just received it today. Gotta love Highlands for their shipping. It hit the door almost before it hit the credit card! MK II.jpg ohhh, shiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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