Low Budget Plane Iron and Chisel Sharpening

Sharpening your hand planes and chisels need not be expensive. Actually, you can probably do it with supplies you already have around the house. In this video I show how I do it.

All you need to sharpen your plane or chisel is a flat surface (I use glass because I know it is perfectly flat), sand paper, and a lubricant (I use Windex in this video).

The 15 dollar jig I use is optional really, but I chose to buy one because I am terrible at maintaining the angle myself. If you want to get one, you can use the link below (it is not an affiliate link)

The jig I used: https://amzn.to/2Iz2kvV

I spent about 5 minutes on each grit of sand paper. To take it to the next level you can go even higher on the sand paper grit, use a diamond stone, or honing compound. But for a budget friendly solution that gets you a serviceable edge, I think this is good enough.

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