I read some reviews that indicated the Wood Sharp does not work as well for wider plane blades. One reviewer said it was because the faster speed of the outside removes more material than the relatively slower speed of the inside and that this is evident on plane blades. I can't see how that would be the case if the blade is held at a constant angle but wanted to find out if you had experienced this. Also, has anyone used the optional wide blade attachment. It costs $50+ and so I don't want to buy it if it doesn't make much difference. Thanks, Ralph
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 4:30 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Wood Sharp WS3000 I have one and I love it. It works very easily for sharpening chisels with a precise angle setting guide. You slide the chisel flat side down up a sort of shoot and the bevel edge comes in contact with the spinning underside of the disk. It will set 20, 25, 30 and 35 degree angles. You can grind a 30 degree face on a chisel then adjust to 35 and polish a micro bevel with the really fine paper. To sharpen something wider it is a sort of free-hand job made easier by a guide bar you can fairly easily estimate the angle you need. Unless you have a big chip to grind out it doesn't take long at all to get a really good edge. I would recommend that you pay the extra for the leather surfaced honing disk so you can put a mirror finish on the edge. I have ground some of the blades of my garden chipper but for that you really want a grinder to remove enough material to remove the sorts of nicks that will acquire and probably for grinding things like lawn mower blades. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ralph Supernaw To: blindhandyman@ <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 3:59 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Wood Sharp WS3000 Some months ago there was a discussion about how well a blind person can use the Wood Sharp to sharpen chissles and plane blade. I can't remember the conclusion. Would someone please refresh my memory or maybe add more to the discussion? I am considering the purchase of the model WS3000. Thanks, Ralph [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
