I made this super simple and effective honing guide

2022 ж. 28 Қыр.
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I have mostly been annoyed with the honing guides I have had so far so I wanted to try something that is simple, effective and works for chisels and plane irons of different shapes and sizes. I think I have come up with a passable solution.
The design for this sharpening jig is loosely inspired by the honing guides made by @richardkelltoolmaker but not nearly as sophisticated.
This DIY-jig is certainly not the last word in honing guide development but everyone can make one and it works quite well.
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  • Thanks for watching! If you would like to support my channel and watch all my videos without ads, please check out my Patreon page: www.patreon.com/imadethischannel

    @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
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      @jargalsaihannamjilsuren3927@jargalsaihannamjilsuren3927 Жыл бұрын
    • 😂

      @isidropereira7398@isidropereira7398 Жыл бұрын
  • As my old boss used to say: "Worky, Worky!" Nice job! I *LOVE* that drill! That looks super awesome!

    @JohnDoe-ki6fm@JohnDoe-ki6fmАй бұрын
    • I also happen to say that! 😀 And yes, the drill really was a lucky find.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannelАй бұрын
  • Gonna try this. PRO TIP: when cutting threads, put on 2 nuts (tighten against each other) - use the nut as a saw guide to get a super straight cut

    @iggysixx@iggysixx2 ай бұрын
    • Thanks, that sounds like a good idea!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel2 ай бұрын
  • Superbly simple... excellent!! A good tip when sawing threaded bar is to put a nut on it first, then when you undo the nut after cutting it will clean out the thread! :)

    @doczoff5655@doczoff5655 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks, I hadn’t heard that one. I’ll definitely try it!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • This week I was dealin gwith the same issue, I will do this tomorrow. Thanks for sharing my dude!

    @marcosvilardi2085@marcosvilardi2085 Жыл бұрын
  • love it!. The Math equations was the best part!!!!

    @Skitradr@Skitradr4 ай бұрын
    • Thanks! Unfortunately the equations are wrong 😬

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel4 ай бұрын
  • This has Napoleon Dynamite introduction credit vibes and I love it. Also, you took four saws to get through that threaded rod? Wimp!

    @B_COOPER@B_COOPER25 күн бұрын
  • Interesting solution well done

    @Robin-rr2ue@Robin-rr2ue Жыл бұрын
  • Amazingly simple and effective! thanx for the idea, will make one for sure!! Also, with a smartphone, you can use an angle metering app to get the exact angle.

    @jurikristjouw@jurikristjouw Жыл бұрын
    • Great, thanks! The smartphone thing is a good idea!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
    • @user-ki3sz6hf8x@user-ki3sz6hf8x2 ай бұрын
  • Amazing jig: it's pure genius! 👍🏻 Once ago I made one with all metal parts but this one is simplier and more effective! Thank you! 😊 P.S.: I'll tell you once again: I DO LOVE THAT HAND-DRILL! ❤😄

    @JoeMcLutz@JoeMcLutz Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • Need this for my Japanese leather knives. Thanks

    @tariqkamil7853@tariqkamil7853 Жыл бұрын
    • That may work as well.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • Brilliant, dude! Really fantastic work! 😃 It's definitely the best honing guide I've ever seen be made! Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

    @MCsCreations@MCsCreations Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks man! Stay safe with your family as well!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • Great video and great information

    @wemcal@wemcal5 ай бұрын
    • Thanks!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel5 ай бұрын
  • This is really good. The, single wheeled, jigs on the market have indexing grooves on the inside of the clamp, which never hold chisels exactly right, which makes an non-square and uneven cutting edge. P.S.: I would put two nuts on one side, tightened together, with red or green Loctite. That way, only one nut will move as you tighten the jig.

    @zapa1pnt@zapa1pnt Жыл бұрын
    • Yes, good point. The reason I didn‘t fix the nuts in place was that I wanted to be able to center different sizes of blades on the bolt. But a fixed side would be pretty convenient.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • Great idea, the commercial jigs always wear out the roller, at least your rollers are cheap, available, easily replaced and universal.

    @FrancisoDoncona@FrancisoDoncona Жыл бұрын
    • Yes, true. The little brass wheels always turned to dust over time.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • Tres formidable!!!!!

    @animatysfrance7549@animatysfrance7549 Жыл бұрын
    • Merci!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • Gee, I bought an adjustable one from Herber Fraught ready-made for $2.99 on sale! You can't buy the bolts for that price and the body is die cast aluminum. I've had mine forever and I think they may be $7 dollars now, but gee...I use mine for plane irons and chisels. It isn't a fancy jig from Woodcraft or Woodpeckers, but it works-even on a sanding disc on my cordless drill! I made a wooden jig to hold the drill in the bench vise and on slow speed it's a sharpener. I made it myself!

    @Walkercolt1@Walkercolt1 Жыл бұрын
    • Yes, you can buy almost anything cheaper than you can make it. But then, what would you do all day? Also, it would make a terrible KZhead video to just order some cheap stuff on the internet.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • Nice job yet again. We shared this video on our homemade tools forum this week 😎

    @homemadetools@homemadetools Жыл бұрын
    • Great, thanks!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • That's too simply to make. I will try it. Thanks for sharing.

    @WoodieMan@WoodieMan Жыл бұрын
    • You’re welcome, try it!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • Very cool !

    @older-wiser-better@older-wiser-better Жыл бұрын
  • Great idea!! Can you tell me what size rollers you used?

    @billbelt8232@billbelt823211 ай бұрын
    • Thanks! I’m not entirely sure. I had a few ball bearings laying around and just used a size that seemed right.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel11 ай бұрын
  • Brilliant

    @venkatanarasimhamkadambari242@venkatanarasimhamkadambari242 Жыл бұрын
    • Thank you!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • Great honing guide, where did you get the human powered drill press? It's as awesome as your honing guide.

    @turkeytrac1@turkeytrac1 Жыл бұрын
    • I was lucky and found a cheap one on a local classifieds site.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • So simpel, aber funktioniert perfekt. Man muss nur Ideen haben 👍

    @SvensWerkstube@SvensWerkstube Жыл бұрын
    • Danke!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • 5:20 teacher always said; 'Show your work!'

    @billc6087@billc608711 ай бұрын
    • Unfortunately, someone has pointed out that I got the math slightly wrong :)

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel11 ай бұрын
  • Nice

    @sportsman1824@sportsman1824 Жыл бұрын
  • Okay, what is the metal part you drilled a hole in?

    @mc48911@mc489114 ай бұрын
    • Do you mean the brass thing? It’s a kind of hose fitting.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel4 ай бұрын
  • Parabéns gostei

    @anaclaudiadasilva6060@anaclaudiadasilva6060 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • No entendí mucho Io que fabricó es un afilador , bueno Voy a tratar de hacerlo

    @jorgeantoniovasquezmarroqu5617@jorgeantoniovasquezmarroqu5617 Жыл бұрын
  • Thank you for a roller an instrument is good. With kind regards to you and your channel «Second life of the PET bottles».

    @user-fi4pp6ih1h@user-fi4pp6ih1h Жыл бұрын
  • 👍👍

    @geraalvizures5840@geraalvizures5840 Жыл бұрын
  • HELL!! it.s so f@ckin easy! thanks alot for this idea!!

    @beastiedemon3830@beastiedemon38309 ай бұрын
    • You’re welcome. Thanks for watching!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel9 ай бұрын
  • What are the brass thingies?

    @rogerblake843@rogerblake843 Жыл бұрын
    • They were garden hose fittings.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
    • Thank You Mr.Blake

      @michealfigueroa6325@michealfigueroa6325 Жыл бұрын
  • Simple but effective. I think I'd have used a magnetic angle finder on the iron when attached to the honing guide on flat surface instead of the mathematics to find the distance, but im also lazy

    @jgo5707@jgo5707 Жыл бұрын
    • Yes, that's also possible. But the wooden jig is good for consistency.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
    • @@imadethischannel absolutely, I just meant finding the initial angle. Then you can use the honing guide with the iron in it to set the wooden jig to the right depth. I also dont know how to do that math 🥵

      @jgo5707@jgo5707 Жыл бұрын
    • @@jgo5707 Haha, yes. I guess I wanted to check if I could still do it 😀.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
    • @@imadethischannel your way was more impressive lol!

      @jgo5707@jgo5707 Жыл бұрын
    • I downloaded a clinometer on my phone cuz I am even lazier 😅 And cheap

      @brw3079@brw3079Ай бұрын
  • PS the Micro plane was very good 👍

    @christophersherratt7299@christophersherratt729910 ай бұрын
    • Thanks!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel10 ай бұрын
  • Mantap bosku

    @kasmanwello331@kasmanwello331 Жыл бұрын
  • A neat idea! The main issue with "wheeled" jigs that sit on the stone, is that the grind angle must alter marginally. That is something you don't want with final honing at finer angles. Altering the grind angle is not really what you want to happen especially with chisels & plane blades etc but it probably depends on how much material is being removed from the blade & the stone. Keep in mind to dress the stone between grinds! It must be dead flat for each use. But only if you're really anal like me!!! :-) Excellent mathematics too by the way!!! One of those digital angle finders would save on calculations but they cost money!!! Keep the good work.

    @bilbaggins1@bilbaggins1 Жыл бұрын
    • Yes, I think consistency is more important than the absolute angle. It works quite well in practice. For me the main thing is that it has to be quick and practical.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
    • I like this idea a lot! I think I'll take the idea and run with it. To your point "bilbaggins 1" I believe I have solved the problem you address by not using stones at all. My method is to use either a very thick and smooth floor tile, mine is 12"x12" and 3/8" thick or a 12"x12" piece of float glass. Then, I use pieces of silicon carbide wet/dry sand paper for my abrasives. Fortunately enough the sheets of wet/dry are 11" long so at the start of a session I'll cut as many grits as I will need, typically 1 1/2" wide. I attach them to the tile or glass with large binder clips at each end that overlap the end of the strip of abrasive. Now comes the fun part. I restore edged tools for a local tool thrift shop that I work in and you wouldn't believe the variation in angles I run across. The beauty of my system now and with this idea in the video is you have infinite control over the grind angle. I use a poor man's layout dye, a simple felt tip and darken the bevel. I'll use a very fine abrasive and adjust the jig to that angle. Yeah, I know, that makes for some extra work but when I restore a vintage Witherby or a classic Buck Brothers or Stanley 750's I don't like removing any more material than I can help.To the point of making sure the stone is flat and lapped each time you use it, don't even need to bother. As long as I use the same thickness paper for each step the problem is self solving. And to the issue of the very fine grits say beyond say 2500 grit lapping film works great. I rarely use it because the edges are completely acceptable to my customers. I'll use a strop and the edges are like a mirror and always cut as the customer likes. I have an angle finder but for the most part I don't use it because of the aforementioned reason. A side bonus is when restoring vintage knives the same abrasive work just as well. Thanks for reading my rambling here. Be well and safe, peace to you and yous.

      @maf5454@maf5454 Жыл бұрын
  • Onde está a minha.que encomendei no dia 20/02/1023. Meu nome é Nabor

    @naborpetfine2361@naborpetfine2361 Жыл бұрын
  • Nice 👍👌😂

    @sharukhmatekukikuki2955@sharukhmatekukikuki2955 Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • отлично

    @halvavich9282@halvavich92824 ай бұрын
    • Thanks

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel4 ай бұрын
  • 😂😂😂 nice but I'm not doing all that.... to much work...

    @alexescobedo-ti7eb@alexescobedo-ti7eb8 ай бұрын
    • Luckily no one has to do this:) you can buy a reasonable sharpening jig for less than 10 bucks ;)

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel8 ай бұрын
  • KẾT THÚC BẰNG ĐỘNG TÁC THIẾU CHUYÊN NGHIỆP .......??????

    @HuuminhNguyen-cu6up@HuuminhNguyen-cu6up Жыл бұрын
  • It could of been better if you had flattered one side of the threaded bar 10mm flat surface good luck 👍

    @christophersherratt7299@christophersherratt729910 ай бұрын
    • I’m not quite sure what you mean.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel10 ай бұрын
    • @imadethischannel if you would of filled the bolt on one side the blade would of sat flat with more support instead of blade resting on the threads that's what I was trying to say

      @christophersherratt7299@christophersherratt729910 ай бұрын
    • Sorry that might not of made sense am tired

      @christophersherratt7299@christophersherratt729910 ай бұрын
    • @@christophersherratt7299 Yes, I see what you mean. But then the nuts wouldn't hold on so tightly to the threads anymore and the whole thing might become more wiggly. But it's definitely worth a try!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel10 ай бұрын
  • Супер!

    @user-gq7xy7xd4o@user-gq7xy7xd4o Жыл бұрын
  • Hi, that’s a very nice tool, can you make one for me, I could pay you or trade with an pen and watercolor drawing of mine?

    @NielsTejl@NielsTejlАй бұрын
    • The drawing sounds tempting but unfortunately I don’t have the time at the moment to make another one.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannelАй бұрын
    • Thank you for your answer. I am definitaly trying to make one myself. I guess the ‘flange’ could be the key problems to find. Is there a recommeded size for the bearings?

      @NielsTejl@NielsTejlАй бұрын
    • @NielsTejl You just gave to fund parts that fit together. I think the bearings I used were about an inch in diameter.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannelАй бұрын
  • wow i just bought one for 20 bucks lol!!

    @halfwayfocused@halfwayfocused Жыл бұрын
  • 💯💯💯💯💯💯👌👍🤝

    @canaldoportugues10@canaldoportugues10 Жыл бұрын
  • so the real secret to this is the maths needed to make the distance jig. Shame you skipped through it so quickly

    @wotviewer@wotviewerАй бұрын
    • Haha, yes. I was afraid to lose the average KZhead viewers attention:) I also made a mistake in the derivation as one very attentive viewer pointed out 😬

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannelАй бұрын
  • Q pavada es eso ?

    @briantbenitez3992@briantbenitez3992 Жыл бұрын
  • Sorry to tell u that as u are honning the degree of the blade which is not fixed will change d angle

    @ramasawmysokanaden4298@ramasawmysokanaden4298 Жыл бұрын
    • Hey, I’m not sure what you mean. The point of this device is to hold the blade at a fixed angle.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
    • Yes it's true. But nothing is perfect, every stone as it wears will change the angle naturally. Even a Tormek. But it's close enough for jam, and it's a lot more precise than a hand. The wood doesn't complain that it started at 25.8deg and stopped at 25.2 deg.

      @LitoGeorge@LitoGeorge Жыл бұрын
  • Just for the beauty, the value of b is R/cos𝛼 + r + T rather than R + r + T. The resulting error for d is around 10%. Thanks anyway!

    @bernardbaz2003@bernardbaz2003 Жыл бұрын
    • Haha, well spotted :) I realised that I missed the little space under the wheel in the calculation a bit after I uploaded the video. But then I thought it wouldn‘t matter too much. You definitely get the award for the most attentive viewer!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • Be careful there’s no patent on the design. I own one of those. I purchased it probably 40 years ago - Constantine’s, I think. Just sayin…

    @angelocerrone3070@angelocerrone3070 Жыл бұрын
    • Well, if it was 40 years ago, the patent hat probably run out. Also, if I’m just making one and not selling it, I don‘t think it‘s problematic. But thanks for the tip!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
  • You can buy a sharpener at tractor supply for 5 bucks. You can sharpen 20 knives by the time you make that. The tractor supply sharpener fits in your pocket.

    @sitfu@sitfu6 ай бұрын
    • Well, thanks for watching anyway!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel6 ай бұрын
    • Knives 🤦🏻‍♂️

      @spycedezynuk@spycedezynuk4 ай бұрын
    • I wonder what a tractor supply is :)

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel4 ай бұрын
    • And it's absolutely rubbish..

      @AllanO808@AllanO8084 ай бұрын
    • There’s a reason it’s 5 bucks 😂

      @offimoo9995@offimoo99952 ай бұрын
  • ੋੰ ਗਏ

    @GurjantSingh-fe8op@GurjantSingh-fe8op Жыл бұрын
  • troppo complicato... Su KZhead ci sono sistemi molto più semplici

    @billantigiovanni7121@billantigiovanni71216 ай бұрын
    • Well, the manufacturing process is maybe a bit tedious because of the repurposed brass bits but I find the principle quite simple.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel6 ай бұрын
  • ভাই মোবাইল নম্বর দিন

    @mdmominulislam182@mdmominulislam182 Жыл бұрын
    • Sorry, I’m taken.

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel7 ай бұрын
  • SORI BRO BIKIN KONTEN YG SEMANGAT EVISIEN JELAS. MAAF ya

    @pakjurii8118@pakjurii8118 Жыл бұрын
  • золотые руки! лайк и подписка! удачи во всём!

    @user-vm2cx4nz9k@user-vm2cx4nz9k Жыл бұрын
    • Thanks!

      @imadethischannel@imadethischannel Жыл бұрын
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