Veritas Side-Clamping Honing Guide?

[Frederick Skelly]

I dont know how long this tool has been available, but I've only just seen it. LINK (https://www.leevalley.com/en-us/shop/tools/sharpening/guides/111759-veritas-side-clamping-honing-guide?item=05M0940) I searched the archives and didnt find any posts.

Has anyone bought one, or tried one in an LV store? For $40 US, Im tempted to try it. (Not that I NEED another piece of sharpening gear, you understand.)

Best regards,
Fred

[Tom M King]

Sorry, not much help. I bought one when I first heard about it here, but I haven't even taken it out of the box. I didn't really "need" it either, but didn't have one.......

[Derek Cohen]

Hi Fred

This was the subject if much discussion several weeks ago ... along with a second guide from Veritas for small blades. I posted a large number of photos. Do another search. They are there.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Frederick Skelly]

Thanks Derek. I must have missed that one.

[Curt Putnam]

Yes, I bought one and find it to be well worth the price. I nostly use it for plane irons.

[Jon Snider]

Here is the link from a Google search, since I couldn’t get the SMC search function to find it with “veritas” or “side clamp”.

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?288566-Improved-Side-Clamping-Honing-Guide.

[Frederick Skelly]

Thanks Curt. Thanks Jon. I appreciate the help.
Fred

[Charles Taylor]

Thank you, Jon. I thought it was just me.

[Andrew Pitonyak]

I just wanted to say.... I always appreciate the links, thanks. Sometimes I cannot find them; and sometimes I can. So always appreciated.

[Christopher Charles]

I too have been mystified by the search function on smc-I often can find threads that I’ve started when jay the the thread title...!

[Charles Taylor]

I wonder what the LV guide can do with this:
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This thing appears designed to defy, even punish any attempt at sharpening.

[Michael Bulatowicz]

I wonder what the LV guide can do with this:
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This thing appears designed to defy, even punish any attempt at sharpening.

Punish any attempt at sharpening, indeed; it looks like the inbred offspring of a steak knife, a chisel, and a froe. I've never seen anything like it.

What should we (nick)name it?

I wonder: is it actually worse than the chisel rasp?

[Frederick Skelly]

I wonder what the LV guide can do with this:
460026
This thing appears designed to defy, even punish any attempt at sharpening.

Yeah, that's a beast. I found it online and they call it a side strike chisel. There are several references to using it for demolition. Another blurb says you can use it like a spokeshave. Anyway you use it, I agree it's going to be a beast to sharpen. Here's a short Stanley promo video I found. LINK (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DZBuqRwkyx8Y&ved=2ahUKEwj2vuuv667xAhUSV80KHRV-Ay0QwqsBMAN6BAggEAE&usg=AOvVaw1nyzPdfIAxSDR8rsck8YX_)

Edit: The vid says the serated edge is for cutting banding on materials. (Shrug)

[Rob Luter]

Yeah, that's a beast. I found it online and they call it a side strike chisel. There are several references to using it for demolition. Another blurb says you can use it like a spokeshave. Anyway you use it, I agree it's going to be a beast to sharpen. Here's a short Stanley promo video I found. LINK (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DZBuqRwkyx8Y&ved=2ahUKEwj2vuuv667xAhUSV80KHRV-Ay0QwqsBMAN6BAggEAE&usg=AOvVaw1nyzPdfIAxSDR8rsck8YX_)

Edit: The vid says the serated edge is for cutting banding on materials. (Shrug)

It's a solution looking for a problem.

[Jim Koepke]

The problem with SMC's search function has a flaw that may not be fixable in software.

When using the SMC search function the search term looks like this with some of the results below:

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To improve the results, highlight > www. < in the search term:

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Do not forget to include the period (or dot) when deleting www. from the search term.

Press delete and the press enter/return for results like this:

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Why this can not be fixed in the software is beyond me. It may actually be fixable in the BBS software to remove the > www. <, but not by me.

jtk


Hi Fred
This was the subject if much discussion several weeks ago ... along with a second guide from Veritas for small blades. I posted a large number of photos. Do another search. They are there.
Regards from Perth
Derek

Thanks Derek. I must have missed that one.

Here is the link from a Google search, since I couldn’t get the SMC search function to find it with “veritas” or “side clamp”.
https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?288566-Improved-Side-Clamping-Honing-Guide.

Thanks Curt. Thanks Jon. I appreciate the help.
Fred

Thank you, Jon. I thought it was just me.

I just wanted to say.... I always appreciate the links, thanks. Sometimes I cannot find them; and sometimes I can. So always appreciated.

I too have been mystified by the search function on smc-I often can find threads that I’ve started when jay the the thread title...!

[Christopher Charles]

Jim,

Thanks for that hack! Works like a charm. That part of this thread has been super useful. The rest has been tough on my wallet... I didn't know the LV guide was out but now have one on the way...

Best,
Chris

[Jim Koepke]

Your welcome Chris, someone pointed it out awhile back after my mention that the SMC search function changed for the worse with an upgrade in the BBS software.

Sorry to hear about your wallet. Hope it recovers soon. :D

jtk