Honing Guides & Sharpening Accessories

Using sharpening guides and honing jigs can be a short-cut to creating the repeatable strokes you need for efficiently sharpening your hand tools. A good honing guide can shorten your sharpening learning curve and help you master the skills necessary for easy sharp edges.

The honing guides you select should match the tools you own and the direction your woodworking is going. We offer several "top to bottom" clamping guides which can hold a wide variety of blades including odd shapes and sizes. You may also consider a "side clamping" guide which you will find helpful for sharping narrow, wide or especially short or thick blades. The sharpening guides and jigs made today by the likes of Galbert, Lie-Nielsen and Veritas are exceptional quality from makers who really understand the tools you want to sharpen. We have helped countless woodworkers learn how to get perfect edges with articles and videos on tool sharpening.