Veritas Jointer Blade Sharpener

[stoutman]

I am thinking about buying this sucker to sharpen my jointer knives.

had my knives sharpened at Woodcraft and I was VERY unhappy with the quality of the sharpening and the service (SLOW).

I just tried sharpening my knives by using a block of wood, cut at the bevel angle, and holding the blade firmly against the wood with downward pressure and moving back and forth over a wetstone. The results I obtained doing this were significantly better than the woodcraft sharpening service. Plus it only took me 45 min or so. I think I could do an even better job with the Veritas jig.

Anyone out there use that sucker ta sharpen your blades??

[Mike in Idaho]

I haven't used it but I own one. I went away from Scary Sharp and moved to stones. None of my stones are big enough for a jointer knife. If you're interested I'll sell it to you for $30 (it's $45 online) plus whatever shipping costs. It's still in the wrapper, I got it for a Christmas present.

My email is "orders 4 mjs AT cableone DOT net" (yes, "4" not "four"). Let me know if you're interested.

Mike

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Here's a review of the jig:

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