How to Sharpen Tools : Sharpening a Hand Planer

[AllisterCourtice]

In Australia, we call this Bush Mechanics!!!

[dartyr]

I agree with most everyone else. That would be a great way to do it in 1580 before jigs and flat surfaces.

[rokinrandy]

Well this is a good lesson on why woodworkers should sharpen their own plane blades..These guys are good for saw blades and etc., but not my planes

[dartyr]

@rokinrandy I agree. Most sharpening shops do a great job sharpening saw blades, bits, planer knives, and adequate at best on most other things.

[mdupal]

An "expert " damaging tools.... :-(

[olrenison]

masonrox2547 - because I am interested from a teaching standpoint to see how others do things. You can improve the way you do things from watching the techniques of others. If anyone chooses to do what this buffoon suggests, and remove parts of guards on their bench grinders and using the sides of wheels not designed for such usage, then I sincerely hope that it does not result at the very least in them ruining their tools, and at the worst, losing the use of their eyes from exploding wheels!

[PalomboDylan]

Hi this is Dylan from the U.S.A I have the exact type of plane you have there.I dont have a grinder or any thing like that so I was wondering how you sharpen it with a kitchen knife sharperner what was that sharpener called OH! yeah a steel.Could you please write back and tell me how to do it.Thanks from Dylan.

[pintikkis]

i do this all se no with my hands i use no machines ...

[geowrightconner]

This is an excellent tutorial on how to destroy a cutting-edge.

He does practically everything wrong.

[murrmac]

it's also worth mentioning that the tool he is ruining is a hand PLANE , not a hand PLANER, which is a manually operated electrically powered machine with rotating blades.

[murrmac]

brutal, absolutely brutal ...

words fail me.

[olrenison]

Well done for advising people to use the sides of their abrasive wheels! In most cases this is highly dangerous, strongly advised against and can lead to the wheel breaking at high rpm unless the wheel is specificall designed to do this. You suggest removing the guards you irresponsible fool... I also love how you don't seem to know the names of any of the parts you are dealing with. An expert you ain't!....

[olrenison]

That was a hideous demo. You just sharpened that like a knife, not a planer blade. You do not grind the back on a wheel..., you just ruined the blade, good job....

[spitgalore]

I agree with you 100%. He should have used a jig to maintain the angle.

[Moncantha]

only a tad, i know he done it completly wrong but to me the back looks almost flat. ruined the temper then water quenched it!

[masonrox2547]

@olrenison Why are you watching this video if he is doing it wrong. The point of he video is to learn, so if you know the "right" way, why did you even click on it?

[lordaboveall]

@olrenison Actually he did a good job on it and he sharpened it correctly. You can grind the burr on the back on a grinder but most people dont have the skill to control it. His hands r stable and he kept the 45 degree consistant but did not cool it enough. The Blade is perfectly useable. Know what ur talkin bout

[dartyr]

@lordaboveall First of all I have never seen anyone recommend a 45 degree bevel before. I have always seen 30 degrees for most applications on the final hone. Grinding the back of your plane blade on a grinder is not horrible but the blade performs better when the back is flat and polished. That plane may be usable but nowhere near the ease of use a good sharpener can achieve with sharpening stone.

[lordaboveall]

@dartyr I agree to some aspects but Engraved in the blade of my stanley planer is 45degree sharpening angle

[nostalgia75]

Hand planer :) Bluing the edge is actually really smart. Since he's a sharpening service his customers will come back more often when their soft blades dull after 10 minutes' work.

[mdupal]

An "expert " damaging tools.... :-(

[uraoshi]

I liked the screwdriver... levercap.

@minute 1:33 blued the edge. Completely lost the steel temper at that point.

Finally dunked everything in water because near the slot it became too hot.

The "expert" completely softened that blade.

[jaegermonkey]

wow, you make this look easy... nice work

[hammerofharpel]

Excellent work. You know your stuff.

[gooooddd]

thanks it really helped me