Improved Side Clamping Honing Guide?
I've been spending far too much time lately in the sharpening/ honing guide rabbit hole. It seems that the Lie-Nielsen honing guide is great for LN products, but doesn't always accept the geometry found with other manufacturers. The Veritas MK II system seems more versatile, but some people seem to have consistency problems. The $15 generic side clamping honing guides seem like they can be made to work well with some file work.
I have an assortment of Barr chisels and LN and Veritas planes. That rules out the LN honing guide, but I like the idea of a side clamping system.
I seem to remember a thread where someone wished for a universal side clamping guide with better machining than the generic version. Another user responded by saying Lee Valley was expected to release something along those lines 'early next year'. I've done quite a bit of searching and can't find that thread again, so I was wondering if this sounded familiar to anyone. Does anyone happen to know if Lee Valley is working on a new side clamping honing guide?