Sharpen & Install Jointer Blades - Making & Using Jigs

I’ve put it off for far too long, time to sharpen my jointer blades. Check out how I build a jig to sharpen jointer (and planer) blades, then reinstall them using the foolproof Jointer Pal jig.
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[@emo65170.]

I have that same jointer. I don't have a Jointer Pal, but to align the knives, I lay a ruler across the outfeed table and over the cutter head. I adjust the leveling screws to raise each knife until the knife just kisses the edge of the ruler. Then tighten the wedge. I do this for both set screws under each knife. This ensures that the knives are held firmly in position, by the wedges on the face, and by the leveling screws below.

[@jeffbuller6708]

I just bought that exact same jointer off of craigslist! It too needs a good sharpen. I will be making one of those jigs for sure! Thanks for the vid!

[@jonbelknap777]

Wow small world. Just inherited the very same jointer, working with oak, and going through the same process of figuring out sharpening blades and setup. Like the jig for setting blades. Thanks!

[@DIYTyler]

Lot easier to push the wood through the jointer too...that was my biggest surprise. Good timing, have a video coming out about setting blades today too...different method so perfect!

[@jesusjim1169]

Damn...seems to be a good bit of people who have my same jointer. Pretty cool to know that.

[@TheChrisPineWorkshop]

It's like a new machine when your blades are sharp! I have a couple sets of blades that way I can take them to be sharpened by a local sharpener shop. It costs something like $7 and is well worth it in my opinion. After tuning up the blades when installing etc the planer is a pleasure to use... good job!

[@Cradley684]

Great job, no one in the UK seems to have info on how to sharpen power planer blades principle seems to be to same as your planer but they are a lot shorter in length open to suggestions. Thank's for the share.

[@LutherBuilds]

Great video. Awesome camera settings and shots in this.

[@CraigBowman1]

The jig design resembles a Duelan (sp?) jig. I bought one on-line after seeing a video. Being that the body was wooden I checked for parallel on my granite reference surface. The blade slots were out of parallel. I contacted the vendor and he swapped it out. I had the same problem with the second one. I checked my reference table and found it to be flat. I returned the jig for a refund. I then machined a set (one ea. For my jointer & planer). No problems now and touching up the blades is a very quick process.

[@greggsincock238]

Awesome, you’ve just put me on the right track👍

[@FIGUEIRINHA]

nice video! sharpened blades makes an easy life

[@uknowulikethat4042]

that jig is pretty cool.

[@thomasbroking7943]

All depends on the time you want to spend.. I would spend almost 2 hours 2 get at the blades..we ran skeleton crew on Saturday i would have somebody pull the blades & i would work them over the weekend.. My big problem is wearing uneven..no matter how we varied wood going through my planer ..so i had to work the outsides down just to square them then i sharpened them by hand on a big wet stone..then a granite block also for sharpening..when i gave it back you could shave with it.. I covered it on return so nobody got hurt reinstalling it..we had superduper use because we bought from the saw and the lines were big.

[@chriscunicelli7070]

I like it dude.

[@doubledarefan]

1:10

[@joedaq6678]

Boom ! Dude, You just taught my Old Arz something. Ya know I'm gonna try your Jig. Oh and Btw,,, My Spindle Gouges and Skews are Way Sharper these days Thanks Again Bro!

[@mrussell24russell91]

add some water to your sandpaper, it makes it easier when you wet sand.

[@cajunfid]

Nice use of the wood taps!

[@cowdough94]

make the same jig from a piece of oak breadloaf handrail. cut 45 deg. slots in it and stick the planer blade in then you can use thin shims to hold it in or even drill holes through that coincide with the blade holes and use screws to hold it. set a metal blade in your tablesaw at 90 deg and run it through just skimming the blade edge. i just push and pull back and forth til the resistance eases up. you cant ask for sharper planer knives.

[@kevinf6413]

This jig and that made by you and DIY Tyler is a diy copy of the Deulen Tools jig. I am not throwing shade, just answering the "I don't knows" in the various videos of people using it. There are detailed manufacturer videos of how to use this jig. They make different lengths of jig and you have made a long one as you would need for planer knives. What you could do to save time, and the Deulen guy admitted this to me, is take a long planer jig, like yours, and place two shorter jointer knives in one side and place the third in the other side (I would guess about half way down would make it more stable) and avoid the extra work of the 3 card monte you go through sharpening them two at a time per grit.