Veritas Jointer Blade Sharpener

It clamps blades up to 8" wide, including jointer blades, planer knives and hand-plane blades. The clamping system and adjustable elevating screw accommodate the range of blade thicknesses found in both power tools and bench planes.

No, the jig works with PSA-backed abrasive sheets adhered to any flat surface such as plate glass. You use it as you would a honing guide on a bench stone – hold the jig against the abrasive and slide it back and forth to sharpen the bevel.

Adjust the elevating screw until the bevel of the blade lies flat on the abrasive surface, then lock the setting. The two position stops allow you to reclamp the blade at the same angle for subsequent sessions or when honing additional blades from the same set.

Jointer and planer cutterheads use matched sets of blades that must all be honed to the same angle and projection to keep the cutterhead balanced. The two position stops ensure successive blades are honed identically, reducing the risk of vibration or uneven cutting after reinstallation.

A half sheet (5 1/2" × 8 1/2") of 9-micron (approximately 1200-grit) 3M micro-abrasive film is included. Additional abrasive sheets are available separately for ongoing maintenance.