How Do You Make A Knife Sharpening Jig
This also show you any curving in your blade.
How do you make a knife sharpening jig. In this DIY episode Im making knife sharpening jig which fits Taidea sharpening whetstones. I used a 38 steel rod as the angle guide for the jig. This jig could also work for with a bench.
Simply said hold your knife such that it makes a 90 degree angle with the flat surface of the stone. Another piece of hardwood is cut to size for the clamp that will hold the blade. And in a matter of less than 5 minutes I have a blade sharp enough to shave hair off my arm.
Cut this angle in half and you have 45 degrees. The screws are tightened to clamp the blade and loosened to remove it. I sharpen my knife about once every 2 weeks.
You can set the edge angle with the AngleMaster WM-200. A sharp knife is a safe knife and sometimes its as important as figuring out a safe way to sharpen your knife without cutting your fingers in the process. With a lot of mixed ideas the homemade tool in the video is more than a typical sharpening jig.
Once your work rest is set to 90 to the belt hold your knife against the angled face and apply the knife to the belt to produce a consistent bevel. The blade can be clamped at the tang area and you can drill a 116 pin anyhwer on the other side to keep blade level. I cut a shallow rabbet in it for the blade to fit into and used five wood screws to fasten it to the jig.
Check out my website for more info on my knives. Below follow some suggested edge angles for sharpening of different types of knives. Made of scrap materials it is well-crafted and the screws were built in a way to make the angles adjustable.
