On today’s show, I discuss mouth opening on wooden planes, marking knives, leveling the bottoms of deep mortises, cambering a plane iron with a honing guide, and sharpening systems.
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Listener Questions
- Bill wants to know about mouth openings on wooden planes.
- Rob has a question on marking knives.
- Jay needs to level the bottom of the mortise for a Benchcrafted Crisscross.
- John is curious if an eclipse style honing guide can be used for heavily cambered irons.
Main Topic
Today’s main topic is sharpening systems.
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