Sandpaper Sharpening Jig – Sharpening Tools On a Budget
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This is one of the least expensive and most effective sharpening jigs I’ve ever designed — I use it for all my plane irons and most of my chisels. Unless the tool has been massively abused, you can usually sharpen it in under 10 minutes. The secret is using ordinary wet-dry sandpaper on a hard, flat surface. You have a broad choice of grits and you can replace a grit when it wears out for just pennies. And if you use the trick I show you with honing compound, you can get an edge sharp enough to shave with. Really! — although that’s one of those "don’t try this at home" remarks…
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