Veritas Honing Guides
The complete range of Veritas honing guides provides a sharpening solution for every type of blade in the workshop. The new side-clamping honing guide is a flexible and simple-to-use guide for most chisel and plane iron sharpening tasks. The new short-blade honing guide is a unique holding solution for even the most difficult blades that need sharpening. The established MK.II honing guide system and its accessories will provide a holding solution for the most demanding of woodworkers. To assist in making the right choice, the chart below provides a snapshot of all the guides and the types of sharpening situations for which they are best suited.
Tool | Veritas Honing Guide | |||
Side Clamping | Short Blade | Standard | Narrow Blade | |
Bench Chisels | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Butt Chisels | ✓ | ✓ <1.5" | ||
Bench Plane Blades | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Block Plane Blades | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Vintage Plane Blades | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Spokeshave Blades (flat) | ✓ | ✓ w/holder | ||
Narrow Chisels (<1/4") | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Skew Chisels | ✓ | ✓ |
Veritas Honing Guides | Max. Blade Width | Min. Blade Width | Max. Thickness | Short Blades |
Side-Clamping Honing Guide | 2.5" | 0.125" | 0.45" | |
Short-Blade Honing Guide | 2.65" | 0.25" | 0.375" | ✓ |
Mk.II Standard Honing Guide | 2.89" | 0.5" * | 0.49" | |
Mk.II Deluxe Honing Guide | 2.89" | 0.125" | 0.49" (0.7" w/adapter) |
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Mk.II Narrow-Blade Honing Guide | 1.5" | 0.125" | 0.49" (0.7" w/adapter) |
* Can clamp much narrower blades, but they tend to skew in use.
Veritas Honing Guides | Angle Range | Skews | Micro- Bevel |
Angle Setting |
Side-Clamping Honing Guide | 15° to 40° | ✓ | user-made jig | |
Short-Blade Honing Guide | 25° and 30° | ✓ | ✓ | two positions |
Mk.II Standard Honing Guide | 15° to 54° | ✓ | ✓ | registration jig |
Mk.II Deluxe Honing Guide | 15° to 54° | ✓ | ✓ | registration jig |
Mk.II Narrow-Blade Honing Guide | 15° to 40° | ✓ | registration jig |