The honing guide has a rectangular tongue that mounts to the front during setup. There is a tab that moves up and down the tongue. When the blade is placed in the honing guide the side of the blade is placed against a raised edge of the tongue. The end of the blade rests against the tab. The closer the tab is to the honing guide the greater the sharpening angle. This means that the tongue extends past the end of the blade being sharpened. Once the blade is secured in the honing guide the tongue with its attached tab is removed to expose the blade for sharpening. This process allows the blade to be positioned tactally. It does not allow you to set the end of the blade against the sharpening stone when mounting it in the honing guide. I have used angle setup blocks from Lee Valley to determine the angle of a blade bevel so I know what angle to use when sharpening. One of the benefits of the setup process is that the blade is straight so the sharpening does not result in a skewed edge. Ralph _____
From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 2:41 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] sharpening tools Thank you for this Ralph. Do you think you would be able to set the angle on a new chisel by resting it in the guide and feeling when the bevel is flat on your stone then setting the guide? Not having had one in my hands yet I have no idea if this is practical. The bevel on a plane blade is probably too thin but maybe a chisel. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:DLeavens%40puc.net> net Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Supernaw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:rsupernaw%40clarks.net> net> To: <blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:29 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] sharpening tools > Hi, > > I have the Veritas Sharpening system and use it. I need sighted help to > set > the honing guide for a specific angle. Were I organized I'd brialle the > angles for each setting and then could do it myself. I have sharpened at > least a couple chistles by guessing at the angle. But, with a new chissle > I > would want to set it at a particular angle to save time sharpening. Once > the angle is set and the blade mounted in the honing guide the rest is > just > "back and forth" until you can shave your arm. > > I like the feature that allows you to set a micro bevel by rotating a knob > without removing the blade. > > The results I have had using the guide are far superior to that I have > achieved freehand. This is also true for my brother who is sighted. > > Ralph > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio. <http://acbradio.org/handyman.html> org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio. <ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/> org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio <http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday> .org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast. <http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml> com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws- <http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/> users.com/handyman/ > > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail- <http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/> archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman- <mailto:blindhandyman-help%40yahoogroups.com> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
