{"product_id":"veritasmkiihoningguide","title":"Veritas MK II Honing Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eVeritas's MK II honing guide solves many of the problems associated with sharpening jigs. As a top clamping sharpening guide, it holds blades firmly in precise position for honing. Its long roller wheel prevents tipping and utilizes a three-position eccentric cam for applying micro-bevels without repositioning the blade. It includes an Angle Registration Jig\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ethat automatically squares your blade to the guide — no more skewed blades. The Angle Registration Jig has three color-coded bevel ranges: high (25° to 54°), standard (15° to 40°) and back-bevel (10° to 20°). The easy-to-use, built-in bevel stop allows you to choose your bevel angle without trial and error. In short, the MK II jig makes sharpening easy and repeatable for first timers or veterans. It firmly holds flat or tapered chisels and provides a reliable way to clamp oddly-shaped blades or blades with angled edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe MK II Honing Guide is available in two versions: the standard guide and the narrow guide. Both versions use the same roller base. The standard head and narrow head can be swapped in less than a minute. If you already the standard jig, the \u003ca data-prev-url=\"http:\/\/www.highlandwoodworking.com\/narrow-blade-head-veritas-mkii-honing-guide.aspx\" href=\"\/products\/narrow-blade-head-veritas-mkii-honing-guide\"\u003enarrow-blade head\u003c\/a\u003e is also sold individually for your existing jig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/177131StandardHead_240x240.jpg?v=1772140614\" alt=\"Veritas Standard honing guide\" style=\"margin-right: 12px; float: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eStandard Mark II Honing Guide\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Standard Guide clamps blades down to the reference face of the guide using a wide bar and two thumbscrews – ensuring a tight grip and no slippage. It holds flat and tapered chisels and oddly-shaped blades from 1\/2\" to 2-7\/8\" wide and up to 15\/32\" thick. It can hone bevels from 15° to 54° and back bevels from 10° to 20°.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the preferred option for woodworkers who are primarily sharpening plane irons and wider chisels. It also handles unusual blades like short Stanley-type 151 spokeshave blades and skew chisels. (It's easy to precisely align skew chisels using the \u003ca data-prev-url=\"http:\/\/www.highlandwoodworking.com\/veritasmkiihoningguideskewjig.aspx\" href=\"\/products\/veritasmkiihoningguideskewjig\"\u003e Veritas Skew Jig \u003c\/a\u003e – sold separately.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Standard MK II Honing Guide includes a standard roller base, a standard clamping head and an angle registration jig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mkii-right\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/177119_240x240.jpg?v=1772141233\" alt=\"177119: Narrow Blade Head for Veritas Mk II Honing Guide\" style=\"margin-right: 12px; float: left;\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eNarrow Blade Mark II Honing Guide\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Narrow Blade Guide clamps blades from the sides using canted parallel jaws. The clamping mechanism is self-centering to keep those narrow blades in the middle of the wide roller. It holds blades from 1\/8\" to 1-1\/2\" wide; bevel-edge chisels up to 15\/32\" thick and squared-edged chisels up to 11\/32\" thick. It hones bevels from 15° to 40° and back bevels from 10° to 20°.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you sharpen chisels and narrow plane blades most of the time, the narrow jig is the right choice for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Narrow-blade MK II Honing Guide includes a standard roller base, a narrow-blade clamping head and an angle registration jig. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Please note: the Standard Clamping Head is not sold separately at this time, so buying the standard head later is currently not an option. If you need both narrow and standard clamping heads consider purchasing the Deluxe Set.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/177040_240x240.jpg?v=1772141202\" alt=\"177040: Camber Roller Assembly for Veritas Mk II Honing Guide\" style=\"margin-right: 12px; float: left;\"\u003eCamber Roller\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis barrel-shaped roller assembly replaces the standard roller base on either Mk II Honing Guide. The Camber Roller lets you alternate finger pressure over either side of your plane blade to produce a slightly convex radius on the cutting edge. Instructors such as Toshio Odate and David Charlesworth advocate curved or cambered edges to prevent ridgelines when smoothing wide panels. Once installed, you still use the sliding stop to set bevel angles and the 3-position cam for micro-bevels if desired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Camber Roller Assembly is not standard equipment on either jig, but it is included in the the Deluxe Set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/177120_240x240.jpg?v=1772463585\" alt=\"177120: Veritas MK II Honing Guide Deluxe Set\" style=\"margin-right: 12px; float: left;\"\u003eDeluxe Mark II Honing Set\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you sharpen a variety of hand tools, the Deluxe MK II Honing Set should handle most of your needs. The set includes a standard roller base, a camber roller base, a standard clamping head, a narrow-blade clamping head and the angle registration jig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eJig Upgrades\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you already have the standard jig, we also offer the \u003ca data-prev-url=\"http:\/\/www.highlandwoodworking.com\/narrow-blade-head-veritas-mkii-honing-guide.aspx\" href=\"\/products\/narrow-blade-head-veritas-mkii-honing-guide\"\u003enarrow-blade head by itself\u003c\/a\u003e so you can upgrade your existing jig.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5 style=\"background: #D6CBB5; padding: 2px 4px;\"\u003eAdditional Information\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003ca data-prev-url=\"\/library\/manuals\/Veritas MKII.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/info.highlandwoodworking.com\/library\/manuals\/Veritas%20MKII.pdf\"\u003eInstructions for MK II \u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Veritas Tools","offers":[{"title":"Standard","offer_id":50821618729242,"sku":"177031","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Narrow-Blade","offer_id":50821618762010,"sku":"177118","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Deluxe Set","offer_id":50821618794778,"sku":"177120","price":159.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0904\/5167\/3370\/files\/177031-2.jpg?v=1772463585","url":"https:\/\/www.highlandwoodworking.com\/products\/veritasmkiihoningguide","provider":"Highland Woodworking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}