How to sharpen blades for woodworking planers

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, Inc, which designs, manufactures and sells a wide variety of woodworking hand planes and tools, held 2 days of interactive demonstrations during January 2009 in the Building Construction Technology area. This demonstration shows how to sharpen blades used in planers.

[@lucylu40122]

It wasn't too long ago everyone used horse and buggy for transportation but now we drive around in high tech vehicles.There is nothing wrong with new ways of doing things.

[@MrMeanderthal]

@Dadams14 at a dollar a sheet, how long before you use up the $50 to $100 a stone costs?? I bought my water stones (800 and 8000 grit) over 25 years ago and I still have over half the original thickness left.

[@youllregretit]

The jig seems like a poor idea because the the stone will wear only in a certain place. i'm with the stone, hands, practice idea too.

[@daw162]

@Dadams14 As long as you don't ask too much of it, it's OK, but at some point you are going to want sharper, unless you only work with straight grained very agreeable wood. It's also a nuisance to deal with and not very consistent once you get used to good stones. The whole process above should take less than a minute if not instructing someone.

[@jassvillem]

Personal opinion of mine is that you don`t need all this junk to sharpen blades. You need a stone, hands, and practice. I go back 3 generations of woodworkers and I study woodwork at trade school to get professional license and at school teachers allow us to sharpen tools only by hand and no support elements. Same goes to my father and grandfather. If done correctly, your stone stays flat. DON`T SPEND MONEY ON JUNK PLEASE!