What angle should a wood plane blade be sharpened?
25 to 30 degrees
The trials and error of woodworking over the centuries has shown us that a sharp edge for woodworking is best achieved if the angle of the two planar surfaces meet somewhere between 25 and 45 degrees, with a sweet spot at 25 to 30 degrees. This has more to do with having a strong cutting edge rather than a sharp edge.
What is the difference in use between a jack plane and smoothing plane?
Jack planes have toothed edges (or irons) that often teeth into the wood, whereas smoothing planes feature an iron with no sharp edges. This means that you can make smoother surfaces without leaving ugly tracks in your workpiece.
What is the best chisel angle?
Sharpen bench chisels with a 25° bevel angle for best results. If you want to add a microbevel (a thin, secondary edge right at the tip that makes touch-up honing easier), then go with 30° for O1 and 35° for A2. Paring chisels should be used only for hand-guided work, never struck with a mallet.
Can you sharpen a plane blade?
This isn’t as wide as the other stones, so it can be a bit tricky to sharpen plane blades, particularly wider ones. This doesn’t sharpen to as fine a level as a fine diamond stone, but you may be able to get to a similar level spending more time on the strop. But you can often find them second hand or from a relative.
What angle do you sharpen your blades at?
They state that the combined angle will be 12-degrees for the bed and 25-degrees for the iron and so total the two out as a presentation of 37-degrees. In reality the cutting edge is quite weak and you’d be better off grinding and polishing out at at least 30-degrees on an O1 blade and the very least 35- degrees for A2 blades.
How do you sharpen a chisel?
With practice, it can be done, but one thing you can try is to carefully sharpen with the chisel directly in line with the stones, rather than the 45 degree we usually recommend. It’s best to move your whole body inline to do this, rather than just twist your arms.
How does Paul Paul use his chisels?
Paul keeps his shoulder square to the bench, with his iron/chisel in line with his right hand and arm. This hand controls the angle at the cutting edge with the index finger on the iron. The left hand then comes in at a right angle and applies more downward pressure.