Veritas router iron sharpening jig. How do you use this thing?

[Jason Buresh]

This feels like a dumb question but if it helps someone else figure this thing out hopefully my embarrassment will be worth it.

I recently purchased a 1/2 straight cutter for my Router plane and I purchased the sharpening jig that supposedly you use with it. Well I received the jig and the blade and there are no instructions with the jig. I went to the Lee valley website and there are no downloadable instructions or a description on how to use thing.

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It seems intuitive that you would remove the cutter head from the shaft and attach it to the jig, but then what? Is it basically a handle to make something longer to hang onto while working the stone? Is this made to be used with a separate sharpening jig and this is an attachment for it?

Has anyone used one? Am I missing something?

[Jim Koepke]

I have used it as a holder to freehand sharpen the blade.

jtk

[Patrick Whitehorn]

It seems intuitive that you would remove the cutter head from the shaft and attach it to the jig, but then what? Is it basically a handle to make something longer to hang onto while working the stone? Is this made to be used with a separate sharpening jig and this is an attachment for it?

Jason, you have it exactly correct. You remove the 1/2" or 3/4" blade, attach it to the sharpening jig, and then can use that entire assembly within something like an Eclipse sharpening jig (or Lee Valley's or Lie-Nielsen's or ... or ... or). The extension basically makes the short blade act like a chisel-length blade so that it can be used in a wheeled jig (or other sharpening jig).

[chris carter]

I have never used the jig. I just remove the blade from the stem thingy and put it to the stone. The reference edge is so utterly massive it’s impossible to screw up. I always thought the jig was one of those Veritas “gimmicks” that solves a problem than never existed in the first place.

[Harold Patterson]

The jig becomes very useful if you have the 1/2 inch spear point blade. You attach it and freehand sharpen the bevel on either side.

[Derek Cohen]

Jason, this is how it looks when attached (I reduced the length of the projecting screw) …







However, I do not do use a guide. Instead, I hollow grind and then freehand hone on stones.

You can do this as well with the attached blades ..

http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Woodwor...aneBlades.html

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cuNu-GlgH88

Regards from Perth

Derek

[glenn bradley]

Derek has you covered.

[Sam Shankar]

+1 to Glenn and Derek. Bolt the blade to the jig and freehand sharpen.

[Prashun Patel]

I’ll take it one step further. There really is not a reason to take the blade off the stem. If you raise the stone off the bench, you can sharpen the L just fine . It’s one of the easier blades to free hand for me by virtue of its perfect length.