How Do You Make A Knife Sharpening Jig
Contactfromthe moving belt will also move the blade downward.
How do you make a knife sharpening jig. Made of scrap materials it is well-crafted and the screws were built in a way to make the angles adjustable. 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. Below follow some suggested edge angles for sharpening of different types of knives.
The Taidea sharpening whetstones will fit into this knife sharpening jig. You can set the edge angle with the AngleMaster WM-200. The screws are tightened to clamp the blade and loosened to remove it.
Check out my website for more info on my knives. It will hanlde better with a peice of angle iron or whatever when it covers the blade length. I hold the knife at a 90 degree angle and push downward I dont pull upward or backwards.
Another piece of hardwood is cut to size for the clamp that will hold the blade. Next I screwed my knife blank to a piece of wood and placed this in the vise. The c-clamp itself is cut down so I have a better view and control of the knife while grinding.
I used a 38 steel rod as the angle guide for the jig. 90 degrees because thats our reference point. And in a matter of less than 5 minutes I have a blade sharp enough to shave hair off my arm.
The metal widget with the springs is there just to make sure the work rest the piece of cherry with the c-clamp on top doesnt move around and change the distance of the knife to the wheel. This also show you any curving in your blade. My dad always taught me A sharp knife is a safe knife.