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Tricks of the Trade

Compiled by Paul Anthony Illustrations by Matt Bantly

Quick-set Jig For Honing Guides

THE WINNER:

I like using honing guides to maintain the sharpening angle of my chisels and plane irons. However, I've had trouble setting the blade in the guide to duplicate the existing bevel angle. To solve this problem, I made a simple jig that allows for a quick set-up of the blade in the guide.

The j ig consists of a wood edge guide and a plastic stop screwed to a scrap of hardwood. The edge guide sits at 90° to the front edge of the jig and ensures that the blade locks into the honing guide at exactly 90°. The length stop ensures that the honing angle will be the same every time. I

made the stop out of plastic so the blade

wouldn't cut into it over time, thus changing the setting. I also filed a notch into the edge of the honing guide so that I always place the same edge against the jig, ensuring the same setup every time.

To position the edge guide and stop when making the jig, use a honing guide with a

Length stop is plastic

File a notch on the front edge of the guide that lines up with a mark placed on the front edge of the jig

blade that has been set to the proper position. I actually made two of these jigs -one to hone the primary bevel and one for the secondary bevel on an edge tool.

Gary Downer Cody, Wyoming continued on page 22

CASH AND PRIZES FOR YOUR TRICKS AND TIPS!

Each issue we publish useful woodworking tips from our readers. Next issue's winner receives a Freud SD608 Dial-A-Width Dado set. The Dial-A-Width dado cuts splinter-free, flat-bottomed dados without using shims to adjust for your perfect width. In fact, you can sneak up on the exact setting (in .004" increments) without taking the stack off the table saw! This dado set is a $270 value. Runners-up each receive a check for $75. When submitting a trick (either by mail or e-mail) you must include your complete mailing address and a daytime phone number. If your trick is selected for publication, an editor will need to contact you. All entries become the property of Popular Woodworking. You can send your trick by e-mail to popwoodtricks@fwpubs.com, or mail it to Tricks of the Trade, Popular Woodworking, 4700 E. Galbraith Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236.

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