Quote Originally Posted by Josh Rudolph View Post
I think I saw on here a while back where someone built a back flattening jig, essentially a block of wood with magnets that allowed the user to put a lot of pressure (significantly more than you could get with just fingers)on the blade as the back was being polished. Is this a good approach or amintroducing problems by applying that much pressure?

Any ideas about the Hock backs or suggestions for me with getting them setup?

Thanks,
Josh
Just ran into this while surfing.

http://www.popularwoodworking.com/wo...rpening-easier

"Three Magnets Make Sharpening Easier" - - Christopher Schwarz

Hope this helps.