Co Set/Honing Guide & Angle Jig

Well made precision sharpening system. Recommend to those needing to sharpen high end tools.

I've been using this jig for over a decade, and I'm very pleased with it. It makes it very easy to set sharpening angles of 20, 25, 30 and 35 degrees, and to dial in micro-bevels as well. I've recently purchased Veritas' improved jig, which is even better.However: I bought mine from Lee Valley, who own Veritas, and I paid nowhere near this price for it. I think the current price direct from Lee Valley is $45. Robert Larson seems to be in the business of repackaging woodworking tools and marking up the price. I see they sell the inexpensive Kunz and Staley spokeshaves at a premium, too.

This honing guide stinks. I really wanted to love it. It was highly reviewed in a several woodworking magazines/forums. I bought it over a much less expensive one that is probably better in hindsight.Now, I am an amateur woodworker. But I like to do all the tedious tasks like sharpening to get the most from my tools.PROs: The veritas MKii does allow you to set the angle simply, which is a plus. It also has a knob to raise the angle by a few degrees for the secondary bevel, which is a nice feature.CONs: But, when you try and sharpen ANYTHING, the guide fails. The problem is that it does not hold the plane iron or chisel square. It tries to hold the blade with a brass disk and a small rubber pad. There is not enough friction to hold the highly polished blade. As you are sharpening it will slightly shift and ruin your hone. It results in multiple repeat efforts to get one good edge.Don't buy this one. Buy one that squeezes the plane iron from the sides (there is a top shelf one and a inexpensive one). Both have a screw driver to sing the blade and keep it perfectly square. If you still want this one, email me. I have one for sale :)

Using this jig I was able to take some old used-and-abused chisel blades and get them VERY sharp. So it can work very well. However, as other reviewers have mentioned, it can take some effort to ensure that the blade edge is exactly square to the honing surface. Also, this thing does not always hold a chisel as firmly as I would like. During the sharpening process the chisel can come loose and require the user to re-tighten the clamp. As I say, both these issues can be overcome with care, and my chisels are now sharper than they have been for years.

great tool

This is the Veritas sharpening system, also sold by Lee Valley. Other comments say that the jig does not hold the blade square, which is true. I've found this to be a mild inconvenience; I think it's easy enough to get the blade square and the large brass knob and thread apply a lot of force to hold the blade in place. I previously had an inexpensive sharpening guide (all of the cheap ones look and function the same). They all clamp onto the sides of the chisel/plane, and I found they did a terrible job of holding chisels if they have a taper in the thickness, as most of them do. Other guides also have a very narrow wheel so it is easy to tip the blade while sharpening and ruin the flatness of the bevel. I like the large clamping screw that is easy to turn and the wide, stable rolling wheel of this design. The micro-bevel adjuster of this design is an awesome addition. It makes it very easy to dial in 1, 2, or 3 degrees of a micro-bevel, and it's easy to repeat that setting when touching up the blade. If using this with sandpaper on glass, diamond, or waterstones, I would recommend that just the blade touches the stone, not the roller, to get the most life out of the brass roller. I agree that it would be preferable it there was a better way of keeping the blade square when using this guide, because it is otherwise extremely enjoyable to use.

Wood chisels are impossible to keep properly squared with this tool resulting in a skewed bevel. This is a discontinued Veritas tool. Do not purchase.

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