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Sharpening Stone Types & Preference

April 2, 2014 By Richard Maguire 67 Comments

My favourite type of sharpening stone has always been oil, but these are certainly not the most popular choice for woodworkers today. I think it's important to realise that there isn't one type of sharpening stone that's best for all. It's more a case of choosing the type which best meets your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sharpening, Woodworking Hand Tools, Woodworking Techniques

Veritas PM-V11 Plane Blade

February 6, 2013 By Richard Maguire 18 Comments

I was fortunate enough to get my hands on a new Veritas PM-V11 plane blade last year (the nice chaps at Veritas; Steve and Wally kindly dropped one at my bench at last years European Woodworking Show). That’s a rather technical name and Veritas describe it as an ‘Innovative proprietary alloy’ but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sharpening, Woodworking Hand Tools

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