How To Make A Plane Blade Sharpening Jig

The side is very important component because it is what you will use to make sure your blades are set at 90 degrees in the sharpening jig.

How to make a plane blade sharpening jig. First find a flat surface to work on lay the level on it and calibrate the level to zero degrees. Next I made an arm that is cut to a 45 degree angle at the end. It is 34 plywood and I used 5 minute epoxy to attach it to the jig.

Once polished to a mirror finish angle the blade up about 3 degrees in the jig with some jigs you dont have to reposition the blade. Turn the plane over and see which part has been abraded away. If you would like to sharpen your hand planes in a similar way check out these easy steps.

After testing I found it works very well and can sharpen a blade very quickly. I made a wooden jig to hold the blade at a correct angle so I could use my bench grinder to sharpen chisels and planes. You can just turn a knob and it will steepen the angle for you and create a micro bevel using the 8000 grit stone only.

As a general rule of thumb. To set up the distance block on the alignment jig I found the easiest was to cut a small wedge at 25 degrees to use as a guideline so do this before you do the final step. The screws are tightened to clamp the blade and loosened to remove it.

Sharpening Jig on Bench Grinder for Chisel and Planes. I used it t. Sharpen Bevel in Honing Jig Stone and Glass stone Use Ruler Trick.

Cut the front and back side at the steepest angle intended for grinding. HttpsyoutubeXtM9aA3Q6ooIn this tutorial I show you how to make a sharpening jig thats great for sharpening chisels or a wood. With the sole face down rub it back and forth on the coarse diamond sharpening plate.