How To Make A Planer Knife Sharpening Jig

I selected a piece of clear straight grain maple and cut it to 1-12 x 1-12 x 12-12.

How to make a planer knife sharpening jig. Just put the knives into the jig with the bevel facing up. I cut a rabbet in it to support the blade and drilled 14 through holes for the clamping bolts. NoteYou can make the jig a little taller for a better grip in needed.

Mark the location of the knife on the planner. In this video i will explain how to make planer jointer knife sharpening jig using SCRAP WOOD. Check out this video to see how the jig works including how to mount the planer blade setting the safety stops setting the angle and grinding depth sharpening in one or two steps and finally how to hone away the burr on the leather honing wheel.

The screws are tightened to clamp the blade and loosened to remove it. To sharpen the knives I installed the knives into the jig by inserting them into the slots in the jig making sure that the blade points of the knives were pointing outward. Build articlehttpsibuilditcaprojectsplaner-blade-sharpening-jigMaking a simple easy to use jig for sharpening jointer and planer blades.

Taking a fine grit slightly dampened whetstone I ran the whetstone lengthwise a few times along the length of the planer knives. In this weeks woodworking DIY video I show you how to make a Do-It-Yourself version of the Deulen jointer planer knife sharpening system. The blank is 2 12 X 1 34 H X 4 34 I made two 45 degree cuts in the 2 12 side made 4 set screws and tapped the wood to except the set screws.

Once you remove the knife you can attach it to a jig and sharpen its edges on a grit stone. Time to test it out. Using the Deulen 6 Grit Lapping Plate slide the bevels of the knives over the sandpaper.

This jig allows y. It is 34 plywood and I used 5 minute epoxy to attach it to the jig. Then tighten the set screws and you are ready to go.