Finally a topic for which there is universal agreement in the one true way to sharpen woodworking tools! 😂 Seriously, I'm looking forward to your future sharpening videos as I believe any method that delivers the desired results is the correct way.
Useful video Andy, thank you. I will be interested to see if you can make the Veritas guides consistent. I’ve had issues with them not maintaining the set angles, no matter how hard you tighten them. Fortunately a toolmaker friend made me some replacements that work very well. A good deal cheaper than the Veritas units too.
Hi Mike, You are the second person to raise the same concern over the MK2, I have carried out some research and it seems to have split the world - some getting good results, some not getting what they wanted. I will be interested in putting it to the test and seeing how I get on. Of course the honest view will be shared on the video. Cheers. Andyj
You will be sending back or selling the veritas Mk II honing guide. They can not be made to align properly to 90 degrees. There is a whole forum about it's failings. After three years of owning the full set, I sold it last year for a tenner more than I originally paid. I bought a Tormek with diamond wheels and the veritas side clamping honing guide instead. Hope you have better luck.
Oh, that's interesting, I hadn’t had that feedback. I will carry out some research and put it to the test when I make the sharpening video. Watch this space. Thanks for the feedback Andy
Why not just go for a Tormek t4? You're already €250 into this setup and I can only imagine it being a lot worse then a tormek. And if that's too expensive you can have a Record Power for €200.
I tried the Tormek, and didn’t really take to it. Ultimately I want to be able to do most of the work on the grinder and stones and then use the strop for regular touch-ups during use. Cheers Andy
Hi John, I tried that, couldn’t get on with it so went back to my diamond plates. I found it to be very slow to restore a blade especially A2 or PM-V11 steel. In effect I am adding a grinder into my existing system, as I have had diamond plates for years. I use the grinder to quickly create the primary, which is not a regular occurrence. Then hone at a slightly higher angle on the plates. Plus a grinder is a useful tool in the shop any way, where the Tormek took up a lot of space (in a small shop) for one activity, so by the time you dig it out and set it up it takes time - so you don’t tend to sharpen as much as you should. A diamond plate, (or leather strop) is ready to go and an edge is back to work pretty dam quickly. Cheers Andy
Finally a topic for which there is universal agreement in the one true way to sharpen woodworking tools! 😂
Seriously, I'm looking forward to your future sharpening videos as I believe any method that delivers the desired results is the correct way.
The only correct way is the one that gets your tools sharp - and you actually use.
I am sure it will divide opinion :-)
Awesome video!!
Cheers Sam
Useful video Andy, thank you.
I will be interested to see if you can make the Veritas guides consistent. I’ve had issues with them not maintaining the set angles, no matter how hard you tighten them. Fortunately a toolmaker friend made me some replacements that work very well. A good deal cheaper than the Veritas units too.
Hi Mike,
You are the second person to raise the same concern over the MK2, I have carried out some research and it seems to have split the world - some getting good results, some not getting what they wanted.
I will be interested in putting it to the test and seeing how I get on.
Of course the honest view will be shared on the video.
Cheers.
Andyj
Hay! How's it going?
You will be sending back or selling the veritas Mk II honing guide.
They can not be made to align properly to 90 degrees. There is a whole forum about it's failings.
After three years of owning the full set, I sold it last year for a tenner more than I originally paid.
I bought a Tormek with diamond wheels and the veritas side clamping honing guide instead.
Hope you have better luck.
Oh, that's interesting, I hadn’t had that feedback.
I will carry out some research and put it to the test when I make the sharpening video.
Watch this space.
Thanks for the feedback
Andy
Why not just go for a Tormek t4? You're already €250 into this setup and I can only imagine it being a lot worse then a tormek. And if that's too expensive you can have a Record Power for €200.
I tried the Tormek, and didn’t really take to it. Ultimately I want to be able to do most of the work on the grinder and stones and then use the strop for regular touch-ups during use.
Cheers
Andy
Great video!
Thank you
Get a tormek
Hi John,
I tried that, couldn’t get on with it so went back to my diamond plates. I found it to be very slow to restore a blade especially A2 or PM-V11 steel.
In effect I am adding a grinder into my existing system, as I have had diamond plates for years. I use the grinder to quickly create the primary, which is not a regular occurrence. Then hone at a slightly higher angle on the plates.
Plus a grinder is a useful tool in the shop any way, where the Tormek took up a lot of space (in a small shop) for one activity, so by the time you dig it out and set it up it takes time - so you don’t tend to sharpen as much as you should.
A diamond plate, (or leather strop) is ready to go and an edge is back to work pretty dam quickly.
Cheers
Andy