Plane iron angle

[Greg Labacz]

I have some planes I want to sharpen with my new worksharp 3000.
I have a LV 102 low angle block, stanley #4, #5 and 7. What are the proper angles:confused: Should I just sharpen all to 25 degrees:confused:
Thanks for any info.

[Jim Koepke]

Should I just sharpen all to 25 degrees

That is the standard Stanley grind.

Some of my blades get ground at 30°. Not a lot of difference. The steeper angle can reduce chatter a bit. You do not want to go more than 35° with a bevel down blade. It needs a little clearance behind it to work.

For the LV #102 25° is also a good angle for the bevel. Much more and you start to lose the advantage of having a low angle.

jtk

[dan sherman]

for the LV I would go with 25

for the 4, 5, & 6 I would go with 30 and a 2 degree micro bevel for longer edge life.


I have some planes I want to sharpen with my new worksharp 3000.
I have a LV 102 low angle block, stanley #4, #5 and 7. What are the proper angles:confused: Should I just sharpen all to 25 degrees:confused:
Thanks for any info.

[Andrew Gibson]

for the LV I would go with 25

for the 4, 5, & 6 I would go with 30 and a 2 degree micro bevel for longer edge life.

This is what I do. accept on my Low angle block (60-1/2) I hone a 2* micro bevel as well. I have a LV O1 replacement iron in it.