Jim Koepke
12-02-2012, 6:20 PM
While in the shop working on Christmas gifts for the grandkids an idea came my way.
While making items this time of year, why not try to use each one of my planes and wipe them down with a coat of paste wax before putting them back on the shelf? Also decided to hone many of the blades.
The thing liked about Hock blades (probably the same for other replacement/premium blades) is also the thing that is disliked about them. They seem to cut longer between needing sharpening and do not seem to have as much shaving degradation. The down side of this is they tend to need a bit more work when it is time to sharpen.
Oh well, can't have everything.
jtk
While making items this time of year, why not try to use each one of my planes and wipe them down with a coat of paste wax before putting them back on the shelf? Also decided to hone many of the blades.
The thing liked about Hock blades (probably the same for other replacement/premium blades) is also the thing that is disliked about them. They seem to cut longer between needing sharpening and do not seem to have as much shaving degradation. The down side of this is they tend to need a bit more work when it is time to sharpen.
Oh well, can't have everything.
jtk