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A belated thank you for planer blade sharpening advice!

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 12:47 pm
by justsomeguy
Thanks again for the tips on that planer blade sharpening jig. I finally got around to trying it out. I have a 11 month old child, so don't get much time with the SS as one would prefer, but hey - the kid is a lot of fun.

I made the jig from red oak, drilled and tapped 4 holes for some set screws to hold the blades in place at 45 degrees and went to town. The blades are now nice and sharp and rip through red oak perfectly.

Jig worked great - I am very grateful for the suggestion. I love my hand planes and all, but when you only get to woodwork in 30 minute chunks, I love efficiency more.

Cheers!

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 1:23 pm
by JPG
justsomeguy wrote:Thanks again for the tips on that planer blade sharpening jig. I finally got around to trying it out. I have a 11 month old child, so don't get much time with the SS as one would prefer, but hey - the kid is a lot of fun.

I made the jig from red oak, drilled and tapped 4 holes for some set screws to hold the blades in place at 45 degrees and went to town. The blades are now nice and sharp and rip through red oak perfectly.

Jig worked great - I am very grateful for the suggestion. I love my hand planes and all, but when you only get to woodwork in 30 minute chunks, I love efficiency more.

Cheers!


As the child ages, you will be able to get more contiguous shop time!:cool:
















Unless off course you 'start over'!:rolleyes:

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:39 pm
by letterk
Glad to hear it worked out well. I've made a few of them and its much better Than anything I could do freehand. I just use a black sharpie to number my blades so I can remeber the rotation order to get a even amount of sharpening on each blade.

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 9:53 pm
by justsomeguy
Yeah - I did the same trick re numbering the blades. I didn't have access to long pieces of high-grade sandpaper, so I just (very carefully) honed them on my waterstones up to 8k grit - worked like a charm!

JPG: I am hoping so! I'll let him find his own way, but if the little guy is at all interested in tools and woodworking, I'll have him in the shop in no time - with his own hard hat, safety glasses and respirator of course :cool:

Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:31 pm
by skou
My baby brother got his first ("borrowed" it from me) ER, when his oldest was 7. Kid had to stand on a box of linoleum tile to use the lathe. He's now shaving, and has had no "incedents" yet. Every time I visit, "Uncle Steven, let's make some sawdust."

Kid has his interests in order. (He's shaving with a straight razor, and building his own computers, now. Makes me feel old!):D

Let them learn young, but WATCH them.

steve