Yep. The best system out there. I like it so much I now have one of each permanently set up. Mainly use them to re establish the angles and for restoring blades/ chisels. For folk just starting out this is one of the few items I advise spending money on.
I just purchased the set. Thanks for the video. My only complaint so far is the instruction manual. It is poor, poor, poor. But the honing guide looks firm and well made. Can't wait to try it.
Too funny, I didn’t even read the instructions. I know, typical male. It’s colour coded and very easy to use. I’ve heard complaints about it being too fiddly a set. Well yes, a bit, but for a troglodyte like me with arthritis and tendonitis it’s worth every penny of my pension to get such incredible precision and more importantly, accurate repeatability especially on secondary bevels. Great review.
Thank you for the review. I bought one of the cheap guides and it is ok for plane blades but leaves a lot to be desired for chisels because of the design. I have no desire to build another jig for blade angles etc so this looks like a good option.
Mine skews consistently to the left side of the bevel. This is a problem others have reported. Check for this immediately! Return the unit if yours does this. There is something off about the angle clamp/body interface of the roller itself.
I purchased mine only to find the secondary bevel was always skewed. Contacted Veritas directly and they said I have a faulty (mis aligned) roller assembly from factory. I’m guessing there must of been a bad batch seeing as the number of others having the same issue. I’m now in the process of chasing down a replacement, Veritas offered to send one out but upon realising I live outside the US they said to contact where I bought it from so 🤞
Thanks for that update. I will recontact Veritas to see if I can't get a replacement. They blew me off last time saying that the skew was no big deal and that the chisel would still work just fine. It's turned into a very expensive paperweight since. d@@woodcraft_cz
Thanks for this. I have this jig and like it very much. You explained it's function very well. Just curious...what grits do you like to use on your sharpening stones? Ceramic or diamond plate?
My pleasure. Thanks for the feedback I'm glad you liked the video. 400, 800, 1200 Grits are what i usually use and then a strop. I have water stones and diamond stone sets of the above grits. I have never used ceramic stones so i cant comment on them. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-c6pLcYVmqz8.html this video i posted last week goes through my usual sharpening process.
The parallel clamping jaw do a pretty good job at holding most wider blades and chisels and i have held tapered plane blade from my wooden planes with this jig. If the blades are narrow, then the narrow clamping jaws might work better for it but they are not 100% effective and on occasions i have had them slip. The key with the narrow jaws is ensure the jig is done up tight enough. I'm not sure of what narrow tapered plane blade you speak of and without using this jig on your specific blade i can't say for sure its going to work but in my experience this jig works well to hold most plane blades and chisels, i am yet to fine one it doesn't hold. If you could explain what blade you are talking about e.g. what its from i maybe able to give you a better answer or even make a video showing this. Hope this helps.
I've had the MK II for several years and about a year in the jaws began to fail to hold the chisel square resulting in skewed edges and bevels. Initially the problem began with narrow chisels and now it pretty much can't hold anything I put in it. The chisel or blade will lift off the rear cross support and then it skews. Having to reset the blade mid sharp makes it impossible. I should have acted immediately and contacted Veritas but the problem was intermittent and I held off. My mistake. Buyer beware.
Ever spend any time in the states? you have a slightly American accent. Dont get me wrong, I can tell you are Aussie. dont want to offend you. But its not a very thick aussie accent what so ever! subscribed and bell rung!
