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83 - Hand Plane Mastery - Sharpening A Plane Blade

The document provides instructions for sharpening a hand plane blade in 3 steps: 1) Flattening the back of the blade using sandpaper, 2) Honing the primary 25 degree bevel and secondary 27.5 degree bevel using a waterstone and honing guide, and 3) Removing the burr by drawing the back of the blade against the waterstone while pulling it toward the body. The process results in a sharp blade for using a hand plane effectively.

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83 - Hand Plane Mastery - Sharpening A Plane Blade

The document provides instructions for sharpening a hand plane blade in 3 steps: 1) Flattening the back of the blade using sandpaper, 2) Honing the primary 25 degree bevel and secondary 27.5 degree bevel using a waterstone and honing guide, and 3) Removing the burr by drawing the back of the blade against the waterstone while pulling it toward the body. The process results in a sharp blade for using a hand plane effectively.

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Issue #83 (June/July 2018)


Mastering the Hand Plane
Sharpening a Plane Blade

Sharpening Made Simple


By Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk

To appreciate the benefits of a hand guide, and roll the guide back and forth
plane, you need to know how to sharpen across the 1000-grit stone until you feel
a plane iron. Fortunately, sharpening is a burr on the back edge of the blade.
a lot easier than you might think. Here’s To speed up the sharpening process,
25° primary bevel my stone-simple system for shaving- I hone the front-most portion of the
sharp edges. The core of the system is a primary bevel. To focus on the “secondary
1000/6000 King combination waterstone bevel,” set a 1/8"-thick spacer between
27.5° secondary
bevel (#09C31, $42.00), a simple honing guide the station’s first stop and the tip of the
(#03121, $15.75), and a water-resistant blade, and readjust the honing guide. (The
sharpening station I made from a piece change of distance adds about 2°). Now,
of phenolic plywood. The nice thing roll the jig over the 6000-grit stone about
about this system is that there’s room to a dozen times. If you have one, repeat the
grow. For a superior edge, I recommend process with the 8000 stone. At this point,
an 8000-grit Norton (#822462, $99.99). the secondary bevel should look like a thin
With a new blade, you’ll need to flatten band, as shown in the photo, above, left.
and hone the back. I prefer to do this The last step is removing the burr. To
STEP 1: Flattten the Back with sandpaper adhered to a granite plate. do this, draw the back of the blade against
Alternatively, you can use the flat cast iron your finest stone, as shown below. Then
top of a table saw or jointer. Start with set the honing guide back on the stone
220-grit paper, but step back to a coarser and pull the blade toward you. Repeat
grit if you wear out the paper before this back-then-front honing process
removing the mill marks. When scratches about 8-10 times or until the burr falls
replace the mill marks, step to the next off. Now remove the blade from the jig
finer grit. After working your way up to and wipe it down with oil to prevent rust.
600 grit, wipe off any residue, and then If the secondary bevel begins to
polish the back on your finest waterstone. widen, you have two choices: Reset the
Now it’s time to work the bevel. primary bevel with a grinding wheel, or
Most blades come ground to 25°. use the second stop to hone a 30° bevel.
Using the phenolic’s factory edge as a Because of the way the blade sits in a
guide, I attached a pair of stops to the plane, a few extra degrees does not affect
sharpening station. I calibrated the first performance. You’ll need to regrind the
stop so that the bevel rests flat on the bevel eventually, but the higher angle can
stone. Clamp the blade in the honing keep you working a little while longer.

STEP 2: Hone the Bevel STEP 3: Remove the Burr

25° stop

30° stop
1000-6000 grit
waterstone
1
⁄8"- thick
spacer 8000 grit
waterstone

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