Hi peter,

if you do a search for planer blades on youtube, you may find something.

I remember seeing a clip from UK on sharpening planer blades.

Planer knife honing jig - YouTube

How to sharpen blades for woodworking planers - YouTube

Woodworking Planer Jointer Knife Sharpening Jig - YouTube

 

Hi James, thanks,
The 3rd one was quite neat but I'm looking for a jig that I can fit to my wet grinder, like the Tormek one but not as expensive.

 

Peter,

I have the Scheppach 2000 and have not worried about planer blades as my use is minimal and it would take me years to need to resharpen. Ii is cheaper for me to buy a new set of Ryobi blades. These blades are interchangeable with most 12 1/2" planers.

You will need to look at your intended use, the cost of new blades and the cost of the jig.

If you are going to have major use, I would bite the bullet and buy the Tormek jig.

What make/ model planer are you considering?

 

Derek Willis posted a thread a little while back for a homemade planer/jointer blade sharpening jig that should do the job for you.

 

Thanks Charles,
I'll check that out.
Regards,
Peter.

 

I am Australia and have a good working relationship with my local saw doctor, courtesy of a previous job. They have a commercial machine that can grind blades from blanks or touch up existing blades, high speed steel or carbide, as sets of 2, 3,or 4 blades to 36inches long. They reground a set of 3 six inch blades from a secondhand machine for me a while ago for AU$15.00. At that rate, there are a lot of touch ups in the price of sharpening jig.

 

I have the Tormek grinder and planer jig. It takes some time to do and it was an expensive jig. But the results are amazing, sharper than factory new or my local sharpener. Freshly sharp blades on my planer leave a slight sheen to the wood due to the smoothness of the cut.

 

OK thanks, I'll be getting one.

 

One more option for virtually no money. This is very similar to the one that Derek posted a while back.

C:\Documents and Settings\Charles\My Documents\Woodworking\Doug Abbott' Planer Knife Sharpening Jig.mht

 

this one maybe

Doug Abbott' Planer Knife Sharpening Jig

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Hi bob,
I found the same link

 

You could use threaded inserts Peter.

Alternatively, you could knock up one of these and sharpen them in situ.

 

Hi again Pete,
I did a search on threaded inserts, could you post a link please to exactly what I would need? I will get if I follow up this idea.
Cheers.

 

Charles; you posted the location where you saved it to, on your own computer I'm guessing(?). Did you mean to post a URL link? Sounds interesting could you please see if you can post the URL ...(unless of course you received it by e-mail and there isn't one.)
Cheers,
-Dan

 

Oops, sorry! I didn't notice the continued exchange on page two...forget my previous comment.