{"title":"Sharpening","description":"\u003cp\u003eKeep your cutting tools performing at their best with Woodpeckers sharpening products. This collection includes sharpening systems and accessories designed to help maintain edges on chisels, plane irons, and other woodworking tools.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"sharpening-system","title":"Sharpening System","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c!-- x-hugerte\/html --\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- x-hugerte\/html --\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Systematic Approach to Woodworking Tool Sharpening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first difference you’ll notice\u003c\/strong\u003e between Woodpeckers Sharpening Guide and the others is that our design uses two rollers, instead of one. From the first day of geometry class we all remember that three points constitute a plane, and that’s exactly why we built in two rollers. Combine the two rollers with the bevel of your tool and you’ve defined a flat plane. Precision-machined shoulders in the jaws hold your tool perpendicular to the axles and parallel to the wheel surfaces. This design virtually ensures a square edge on your tool if your sharpening stone is flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHowever, a two-wheel design\u003c\/strong\u003e can be a problem. With two wheels on the outside of the guide, wide tools like plane irons can force the wheels off the edge of the bench stone. We solved that by providing 2 different wheel positions. Mount the wheels inside for plane irons and chisels over 1-1\/8\" wide or move them outside for blades from 1\/8\" to 1-1\/8\". In both positions the wheels deliver stable support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTo make those wheel changes simple\u003c\/strong\u003e you have wide open access to the wheel mounting screws. While you’re putting it back together, you’ll notice the deep, square cut Acme thread. It spins down fast and grips the tool tight. All steel components are stainless, the aluminum jaws are anodized and the wheels are bronze… Everything is corrosion resistant. You can (and should) dunk it in water without worry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe angle sharpened on your tool\u003c\/strong\u003e is determined by how much tool is projecting from the front of the Sharpening Guide. You’ll find the correct protrusions for standard sharpening angles in the Owner’s Manual. But, if you sharpen a wide variety of tools at lots of different angles, you’ll want the Sharpening Angle Fixture. This handy set-up tool gives you a precise reference for primary bevel angles from 15° to 45° in 5° increments and a 2° micro-bevel offset for every one of those primary bevels. Each angle has a positive pin registration, making repeat sharpening quick and easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs you’re getting ready\u003c\/strong\u003e to set up your first tool, you’ll notice that the Sharpening Guide is perfectly symmetrical…there’s no front or back or left or right. Most right-handers will want the clamping knob on the right when clamping the tool in. Lefties will normally want it on the other side. No matter what’s comfortable to you, it works. Just place the Sharpening Guide upside down and against the guide stop on the Angle Fixture. Place your tool in the jaws and against the stop and lock it. That’s it…you’re dialed in for sharpening on your bench stones. Since you’re guiding from the stone surface you never have to worry about the angle changing if your stones aren’t all the same thickness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you’re not sure\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eof the angle on your tool\u003c\/strong\u003e to begin with, or you want to check it after sharpening, the Sharpening Guide comes with a Sharpening Angle Gauge. The edge has precision-cut notches representing all the standard sharpening angles. The face is printed with a handy chart which suggests the correct angles for different hand tool operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePut the three components together\u003c\/strong\u003e and you have the ultimate companion for your hand tools and bench stones. The Woodpeckers Sharpening System comes complete with the Sharpening Guide, Sharpening Gauge and Sharpening Angle Fixture. If you prefer to build your own angle fixture, you can get the Woodpeckers Sharpening Guide which still comes with the Sharpening Gauge, just without the Sharpening Angle Fixture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Woodpeckers Sharpening System\u003c\/strong\u003e has appeared in our \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eOneTIME\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTool\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e® program a few times over the years, but now it's joining our permanent product line-up. 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