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12th June 2007, 05:45 PM #1
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Veritas® Mk.II Honing Guide
Jeremy is probably right, but just out of curiosity, how many people own a Veritas® Mk.II Honing Guide?
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12th June 2007, 05:53 PM #2
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I had to get in quick, silent, otherwise you could say 100% have one!!!!
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Jeremy
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12th June 2007, 05:55 PM #3
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Early days yet
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12th June 2007, 05:56 PM #4
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Maybe the questions should be "Who has one and uses it"..
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Jeremy
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12th June 2007, 05:58 PM #5
......say what?
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I have freehand sharpened for about 8 years every second day. Mostly just with diamond laps.
I love having a session with the MKII now. Quicker for me in some ways as you can set up a repeatable procedure and sharpen a bunch of chisels and plane blades to a smooth razor edge that lasts longer than my previous efforts.
I like it because it means I have to think less.
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12th June 2007, 06:06 PM #6
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Still using the Mk1 which does me Ok I guess.
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12th June 2007, 06:49 PM #7
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Although I have one, I find I am doing most sharpening by hand nowadays. Whether I am getting better at it, lowering my standards or just too lazy to fish it out the cupboard I can't say.
It certainly does a good job when I do use it though.
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13th June 2007, 12:18 AM #8
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Still using MkI. But if I was looking for a new one I probably would go for the MkII.
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13th June 2007, 01:37 AM #9
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In addition to the Veritas MkII I also have an Eclipse 36 and a Stanley honing guide. I never use the Stanley anymore, I use the Eclipse sometimes and I use the Veritas MkII the most. I regard honing guides as being a bit like training wheels on a bike. One day I hope to be able to hone my blades effectively without one. For now though, a honing guide helps me to eliminate a particular source of variation in my ability to sharpen and so I will continue to use one until I get a better handle on all of the other sources of variation.
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13th June 2007, 10:12 AM #10
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I have a cheapie from Supercraft that I use when I'm in a hurry, otherwise, I use the Tormek.
Cliff.
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13th June 2007, 01:34 PM #11
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I have a Mark 1 and only use it occasionally, I usually sharpern freehand.
If I was going to buy another honing guide it would be the Mark II.- Wood Borer
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14th June 2007, 03:12 PM #12
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G'day,
Yep, I've got one. WoodBorer showed me the benefits of a Mk1 in his shed one day (
) and not long after I ordered a MkII. Like Matrix I don't have to think too much now, and it leaves my brain cells for much harder things.
(any brain cells left are probably getting killed off by those vitamins that I'm taking
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14th June 2007, 05:52 PM #13
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Veritas Honing Guide Mk II?
Never heard of it.
Can it do a cross stitch?
Regards from Perth
Derek
PS The first public use of the Mk II anywhere in the world!!Visit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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14th June 2007, 06:05 PM #14
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