I struggled for years, trying to work with planes and chisels that were only "factory sharp," which isn't sharp at all. Sharpening them wasn’t a lesson my dad passed on to me and it turned out that I didn’t have anyone else to do so either. First, I started "freehand" sharpening them by hand, with nearly disastrous results. Since that didn't work, I eventually bought one of those sharpening jigs with a wheel on the bottom. While better, the end result was that the angled portion of my blades, where you sharpen them, ended up with a whole bunch of different “facets,” from a lack of consistent angle setup. It worked... sort of. Then I found our sharpening jig, and that changed everything for me. Now I've got planes and chisels sharp enough to take shavings off of Ebony with. That may just sound like braggadocio, but the reason we're carrying this sharpening jig, is that it's the best thing I've found. I'm so sure you'll be as impressed with it as I am, that I'm offering our Skool community a $20 coupon for the jig. Just use the coupon SKOOL20 on checkout. Plus we give you a lifetime warranty and free shipping. Attached a video showing exactly how to use the sharpening jig + some reviews from existing customers below. Check out the sharpening jig here: https://www.sawinery.net/products/plane-chisel-sharpening-system Happy Woodworking!

I'd love to see more of you posting your projects. We want to see what you're working on; share in your triumphs and tragedies. Preferably more of the former and less of the later.

I’m such a newbie I forgot the intro post. SW Pennsylvania here. Just a couple of years from retirement and have been busy this winter putting together my shop. Mostly make things and a ton of sawdust for my wife and family

Hi, I am new to the group, name is Jim and I Live in Pittsburgh area, have a cabin in Ligonier PA. I love working with wood, but must admit, not very good at it. I do not have a shop at either location, but have small workbench at each one. Here is pics of my projects from this past summer. My large wood shed, fell out of square somehow, but was too far into it to tear it apart. The second smaller wood shed, is square all the way around, so I am happy with how that one turned out. This summers project is wood benches that my wife has requested, and I may try another large wood shed. Hope to learn a lot from everyone and I too use cheaper tools(what I can afford) to do my tinkering. I think I will learn how to use a router, if I am making benches this summer.