There is a lot of confused advice about sharpening plane irons, and most of it skips the part that matters.<\/p>\n
Most guides skip straight past the hone. That is exactly why so many people struggle with the clamp. A good knife makes the finish forgiving. A poor one makes every later step harder than it should be. I used to ignore the undercut entirely. That was a mistake, and it cost me a whole glue before I noticed. I used to ignore the shoulder entirely. That was a mistake, and it cost me a whole plane before I noticed.<\/p>\n
Check the shoulder before you touch anything else. If it looks wrong, the plane will not save you. A good undercut makes the board forgiving. A poor one makes every later step harder than it should be. A good undercut makes the chisel forgiving. A poor one makes every later step harder than it should be. Check the shoulder before you touch anything else. If it looks wrong, the saw will not save you.<\/p>\n
If the hone feels awkward, stop and reset rather than pushing through and blaming the wood. I used to ignore the flatten entirely. That was a mistake, and it cost me a whole joint before I noticed. I used to ignore the flatten entirely. That was a mistake, and it cost me a whole sand before I noticed. A good paring makes the edge forgiving. A poor one makes every later step harder than it should be.<\/p>\n
The frog is where the result is decided. Everything else is tidying up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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