How to : Sharpen A Jointer/Surface Planer

[@joshuahayes1272]

Gary, I think this is great! So few people hone their knives here in the states, it nice to show people how to get some more life out of your blades. I do personally find that that all my knives come in from the grinders with a bit of a hallow in them. My assumption is that it has to do with heat build up as they’re grinding them.

[@DTJoinery]

@joshuahayes1272 Yeah, not many here do either. The hollow could be from howbl they are grinding them, if they are going over the centre more than the ends of the knives. We have to be careful with our wet wheel for chisels and plane irons, for that reason.

[@elavynnek4173]

Do you hone new blades, and what do you use to grind the blades; do you have any particular machines or do you just pull them off and use a regular sharpening stone? As always, thanks much for all of your excellent videos and advice.

[@DTJoinery]

Definitely hone new blades. A straight knife grinder is needed for grinding. We don't have one, so we send them out to be ground. To do the honing, we use a silicone carbide stone, theu work well, bit wear very quickly.

[@mortenbaun5812]

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[@DTJoinery]

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