Sharp Pebble Honing Guide - Chisel & Plane Sharpening Jig - Fits Chisels 0.25' to 1.96', Fits Planer Blades 1.41' to 3.22'

A great chisel and plane blade sharpening jig. I bought it cause I couldn’t find my original jig until after I purchased this one.

I have been needing some form of jig for sharpening my woodworking tools. I have seen others use similar models to this but the image and description for this led me to believe it was constructed significantly better, the price backed that impression up. I have been burned before with misleading listings so i was apprehensive, but i went for it and was rewarded this time.The product is solid stainless, all the edges line up perfectly and are very nicely rounded so not to be harsh to handle.There is no paint on the body to chip or peel from rubbing against the hardened steel tools it is made to grip.The whole tool comes in one of those plastic rectangular tubes that endmills or nice drill bits come in which makes a great way to store it with sharpening stones while protecting the jig from stone dust gathering on the mechanism as well as protecting the stones from a hunk of steel bumping around potentially chipping them.The knurling on the brass knob is really grippy and nice to use. They also have a nice set of flats to use the included wrench on in order to extra tighten the whole assembly when needed; though in my experience there isn't usually the need to do this and being brass, the knob will get chewed up if the wrench is misaligned and cams off, so probably best to limit using it to when your fingers can't get it.The screw and threads are really well formed and move the mechanism smoothly along the polished guide rails. the wheel is nice and on sealed little bearings which look like they could be replaced if they needed to be.Using this jig can be a bit finikey for the uninitiated but is an intuitive concept and quite effective. setting the angle of the bevel is done by measuring the amount of tool sticking out of the jig, so an appropriate measuring tool is required to set a desired angle accurately. the tool comes with a little guide with some common bevel angles conveniently converted to stick-out in millimeters. once set and tightened i've tested it with plane irons and chisels successfully. I found that for regrinding the bevel for a chisel was fastest when starting on some sandpaper set on a mirror before actually getting to the sharpening on stones.On sharpening with stones, you do get limited to about half the length of your standard water stone by the necessity of the wheel riding on the back half of the stone. So i'd recommend occasionally rotating the stone 180 degrees to even out the wear.The tool does pick up stone dust in the mechanism so in order to prevent the action from getting sloppy there does need to be some cleanup after use.Altogether I couldn't be happier. this tool will likely outlast me and I am so excited to have properly sharpened tools for once. "a sharp tool is a safe tool"

I find it impossible to keep a consistent angle without a device like this. This one is well-made.

I got this to sharpen chisels and plane blades. I have used it only once. It seems to function as described. A small amount of skill seems to be needed to keep the jig level and to stay on the stone surface. Also, the jaws need to be tightened sufficiently so they do not loosen during use. One chisel looks a lot better for the treatment - the angled surface now appears flat and uniform. I also attempted to sharpen some plane blades and found the jig accommodated a 40 mm wide blade but not a 25 mm wide blade.

I got this to replace a honing guide that rode on a pair of wheels rather than a single wheel. The 2-wheeled variety was OK when I was using sandpaper-on-glass for sharpening, but no longer worked once I bought a set of diamond sharpening plates. The two wheels straddled the plates, and for that reason the height was all wrong, which meant that the sharpening a gle was wrong. In fact, because my diamond plates were on the thick side, the 2-wheeled honing guide didn’t work at all because there wasn’t enough clearance.With this single-wheeled honing guide, the wheel rolls directly ON the sharpening plates, so it doesn’t care how thick the plate is.I also have a Worksharp sharpening station which is OK for sharpening chisels, but the honing guide for that is not wide enough for a plane iron.i chose this particular model of honing guide because it is made of stainless steel, and I am glad I did that because it is extremely solid. There are cheaper models out there with the same basic design, but this one is good and solid. I am very happy with it and would recommend it to anyone.

This replaced a cheap honing guide I obtained with a sharpening kit. This honing guide is very well cut, holds chisels and bench plane blades very tight and square, and the threads for the tightening rod are well cut and very smooth. I believe this will last years. Very happy with this product.

If you need a guide for plane blades I think you may be happy with this. It is certainly better than the cheaper alternatives. However, if you need to sharpen chisels than are 1/2" or less, the one I received would not work. The problem is that when you tighten the sides to the chisel they are touching the wheel. The 1/2" chisel was almost clearing but not quite. When holding it in my hand the wheel would barely turn. The reason for that is the wheel wasn't perfectly round so when you got to one side it would turn but the it caught when it came around. When I put a 1/4" chisel in, which brings the sides closer to the center of the wheel it wouldn't turn at all. In either case, as you as you place it down and apply any pressure that just adds more tension on the wheel. If at that point you aren't paying attention and start honing you will put a flat spot on the wheel. Some reviewers complain about the wheel flattening out so I can only assume that is what they experienced. It seems that if they would make allowances in the machining for this issue they would have a very good alternative to the more expensive options on the market.

Had other cheap ones. They stink. This thing is right on the money. Holds planes and chisels securely and square. Cheap ones never quite machined properly so you end up not getting a great result. Just spend the money and get this one that gives the result you want.