I picked up Rockler's "sharpening system" today, the one that's a slab ofplate glass, a honing guide and a packet of sandpaper. It was cheaper thanwhat a local glass place quoted me for the glass alone. Then I realized that I might be an idiot (and not for the first time,either), because I've got a couple of old windows sitting in my basement.Is there any reason, like the glass maybe being too thin or unflat, why Icouldn't cut one of the panes down and use that as a base for sharpeningwith sandpaper?

: couldn't cut one of the panes down and use that as a base for sharpening: with sandpaper?Thinness can be accommodated by supporting the glass on a sheet of MDF or whatever.The flatness is unimportant. Glass is usually chosen because of its smoothness. Supporting abrasive paper on a lumpy surface would lead to the lumps being planed by the edge as it is worked forwards.Jeff G

Old window for sharpening base?

Nov 12, 2004 22 Replies

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J 21 years ago

Thanks for playing Dave. But you are one post too late. I already played the semantics card on Ray's post. :-).

-j

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Dave Hinz 21 years ago

Yeah, but I was just plain playin' with plane, plane, and plain.

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J 21 years ago

It is plain to see you will plain about anything.

-j

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