Whenever I sharpen my plane blades, I end up with only the center portion sharpened. For my setup, I use a veritas side-clamling honing guide, and 1,000 grit diamond stone, 5,000 grit ceramic stone, ...

Tools lose their edge and become dull. That’s a fact of their existence. But it’s also a fact that they need not stay that way. Sharpening nearly anything, from a shovel to a putty knife to a plane to ...

Tools may not make the craftsman, so the saying goes, but sharp tools will definitely improve your work. “Fundamentals of Sharpening” offers solid, straightforward advice for keeping saws, chisels, ...