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Honing Guide

Item #03A21
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3.5

(40 reviews)

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Product Information:

You can hone edge tools between grindings with this unique self-centering guide. Chisels and plane irons from 1/16" to 2-5/8" wide can be held securely in one of the two sets of stepped jaws. The accurately ground hardened steel roller glides across the surface of the stone to allow for a consistently fine edge. Complete instructions are included.


  • Hone edge tools between grindings with this unique self-centering guide
  • Chisels and plane irons from 1/16" to 2-5/8" wide can be held securely
  • Two sets of stepped jaws
  • Hardened steel roller glides


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    3.4

    (based on 40 reviews)

    69%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Easy to use (18)
    • Effective (10)
    • Ergonomic (8)
    • Well built / quality (6)
    • Smooth running (5)

    Cons

    • Poor ergonomics (6)

    Best Uses

    • Sharpening (21)
    • Small projects (5)
    • Home repair (4)
    • Large projects (3)
    • Cutting (2)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Avid do-it-yourselfer (20), Casual do-it-yourselfer (13), Professional (4)
    • Primary Use:
    • Personal (11)

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    1/13/2012
     
    3.0

    Good product

    By  Bamboo

    from Curitiba PR Brazil

    About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy To Use
    • Ergonomic Design
    • Smooth Running

    Cons

    Best Uses

    • Shaping/Finishing

    Comments about Honing Guide :

    Sharppening Chisels

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    1/8/2012
     
    3.0

    A good start for a honing guide

    By  Bigharl

    from Black Hills, SD

    About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    Cons

    Best Uses

    • Sharpening

    Comments about Honing Guide :

    works well without slipping, grooves to hold chisels seem too small and so chisels are hard to align and hold

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    10/17/2011
     
    2.0

    Will not hold small chisels

    By  Luthier wannabe

    from Yosemite

    About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Reviewer

    Pros

    • Works ok with plane blade

    Cons

    • Small chisels won't clamp

    Best Uses

    • Plane blades
    • Sharpening

    Comments about Honing Guide :

    I bought this to sharpen plane blades and it does that just fine. Works ok on a 1" chisel, but I had no luck with anything smaller because the small clamp area is not the right shape to clamp a chisel with square sides and tapered edges. The slot for clamping is for something with tapered but not square edges at all. Also the wheel does allow it to rock a bit with chisels.

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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    4/7/2011
     
    4.0

    I own three of these guides, the best.

    By  Mike

    from Southwest Harbor, ME

    About Me Professional

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy To Use
    • Simple to use
    • Very versatile

    Cons

    Best Uses

    • Sharpening

    Comments about Honing Guide :

    I use this so much that I own three, one for shop, one in tool bag and one in work truck. Takes the guess work out of sharpening chisels plane irons and is a great time saver. Cheers/ Mike

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    3/1/2011
     
    3.0

    Not the best, good enough.

    By  Edgar Sanginés

    from Mexico City, Mexico.

    About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Ecomomic
    • Smooth Running

    Cons

    • Difficult to adjust

    Best Uses

    • Only for wider chisels
    • Sharpening

    Comments about Honing Guide :

    It's somewhat inexpensive and works ok, the roller is too narrow so it rocks easily from side to side.It's a little hard to make the chisels parallel to the honing guide. Once you get it right, it works well.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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    1/22/2011
     
    4.0

    I would buy this product again

    By  Luiz Gomes

    from Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.

    About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy To Use

    Cons

    • Poor Ergonomics

    Best Uses

    • Sharpening

    Comments about Honing Guide :

    Practic to use.

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

    Please let us know what kind of issue this is:

    12/22/2010
     
    1.0

    You get what you pay for ......

    By  Hot Dog

    from annapolis, Maryland

    About Me Professional

    Verified Reviewer

    Pros

    Cons

    Best Uses

    Comments about Honing Guide :

    Poor quality control results in two machined halves being out of plane with each other. Unit will not produce a chisel with a square edge if the device is out of square itself. Roller not wide enough to prevent rolling side to side. Great design but needs a few changes and it could be best guide on market for the money.

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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    12/15/2010
     
    1.0

    Does not work with chisels

    By  Dave the woodworker

    from Rogers, AR

    About Me Casual Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    Cons

    Best Uses

    Comments about Honing Guide :

    This tool is very hard to use with chisels. I was very frustrated. Works fine with plane irons. I wish I would have found one guide that worked on both.

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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    11/30/2010
     
    1.0

    you get what you pay for

    By  Grateful Fred

    from Johnson City, TN

    About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Reviewer

    Pros

    Cons

    • Cheap

    Best Uses

    • Learning what not to buy

    Comments about Honing Guide :

    Tried for an hour to get this thing to hold a 1/4" chisel and the only thing I accomplished was learning how far I could throw it. Several other reviews describe the same problem, noting that it does seem to work well with wider chisels and plane irons, but what's the point? I just have to buy another jig anyway if I want to use one for my 1/4" chisel. Oh well, I think I'll just practice my free-hand technique.

    Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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    10/29/2010
     
    4.0

    good tool

    By  Bill

    from Lanoka Harbor NJ

    About Me Avid Do-It-Yourselfer

    Verified Buyer

    Pros

    • Easy To Use
    • Ergonomic Design

    Cons

    Best Uses

    • Sharpening

    Comments about Honing Guide :

    worked great

    Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

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