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I originally bought a cheap guide when I started, and it is so fiddly to set-up and get the actual blade clamped straight, that I decided to try free-hand. I did make myself a wooden triangular guide with a 25 degree corner on one side and 30 degree on the other side, and I lay this on the stones before aligning the blade against it, so that my hands are in the correct position …. really quick and effective for that part. On the whole, hand sharpening is OK, but I do find myself “micro-adjusting” a lot to try and get the edge square/perpendicular … especially for chisels, so I am not sure how much time I might be saving and the spokeshave blade is getting a bit of a challenge too.
As I have an Amazon voucher from Christmas waiting to be spent – I have finally decided to buy a decent quality honing guide. As the Richard Kell one wasn’t available on that platform – I am going for the Veritas.
I do have 3 old planes (2 wooden and one Record no 3) to bring back to life, so I will use the guide when it arrives to start on these.