I'd give every penny I owned, or would ever own, for attending his long course.... A dream I've had for nearly 20 years. Though I've never met him, this man changed my woodworking life.

An excellent demonstration of a long awaited tool!

Hi David, I’ve been a keen carpenter all my adult life albeit an amateur. I very much like your videos.

The science of sharpening cambers explained perfectly

Thank you for sharing that with us David. Brilliant technique and I love hearing you speak -- a quintessential gentleman.

Great commentary and demonstration! Thank you

Very helpful, just bought one. Thank you.

Fantastically clear explication of SE-77. Thank you! Subscribed.

Sir. You are indeed a genius I have just purchased aT8 with all jigs you always produce a good video on good ideas. Thanks for sharing.

Looking forward to trying this method. Thanks!

That is a nice upgrade to the regular straight jig.I really wish they would beef up the plastic bushings that slide on the bar.Something like bronze would be epic.Thanks for the heads up David.

Very good! Thank you.

thank your for the enlightenment

Thanks for explaining the jig David......will now check out the price for possible purchase. Cheers from Aus

Wonderful-! I have been waiting for such a jig. I also have the Jet behemoth- it is indeed cumbersome. It's great to see you here on KZfaq, especially since it may sadly be as close to Devon as I will be able to get. By the way, thank you for your kind and inspiring words a lil' while back-

I love that little hammer, on your table, especially the handle.

Pura vida Don David I always enjoy your videos very informative and peaceful Rest in peace mi amigo pura vida

Thank you for this video. I have an older Tormek Supergrind 2000 and bought this new version of their jig to sharpen my plane irons. I have not used the planes in a while, but have been inspired to rejoin their use in my woodworking (currently a large project using hard maple). I have on order a Lie-Nielsen #62 low angle jack plane that I want to use specifically in this project for putting a good surface on the face frame 3/4" exposed edges and removing any saw marks, like a smoothing plane, I suppose. Do you recommend clambering the blades when doing that with this plane? There is some significant waviness in the grain and tearout has been an issue-I was thinking of using a 38 degree bevel, per LN's recommendation. So- cambered blade or straight for this?

David thank you for explaining this I just recently purchased a Tormek 4 couldn’t justify the cost of the 8. I do like it a lot. I was not aware of these settings on the guide, so this helps a lot. Now I have a question after you have used the Tormek do you still put a micro bevel on you irons?

OMG, your voice sounds just like David Attenbourough! Great tutorial!

Good Day David, Thanks for another fine video. Do you camber all your plane blades? Would a bevel up plane benefit from a cambered blade? Thanks, Rob

You should be the voice for National Geographic

Jack Hargreaves has returned. You are a pleasure to listen to, just like Jack in OUT OF TOWN.

Woodworking Jesus 👍

It appears that this jig requires the end-user to hand-craft a smooth parabolic shape onto he plane iron. That is to say, the guide repeatably and equally limits the degree to which the blade can rotate off-axis left-and-right, but it does not guide the user toward grinding the arc smoothly, or uniformly, is that right? If I could limit my blade movement off-axis on a dry grinder (say, with fences fixed onto the grinder's table/tool-rest) would that be substantially equivalent, or is the slow/wet nature of the Tormek essentially to grinding all the way to the edge without burning? Thank you David!

Hi David, been using your ruler trick for years - but now making violins. How the blazes do get a reliable repetitive edge on a curved violin thumb plane? A lacuna of info on the web. Tks

For some reason, when tightening the F jig holder it moves slightly and I need to adjust the jig slightly to square the chisel.

Great video Davis, the question I have is if you find that the chisel is registering on the collar, but the grind is slightly off square, it is trial and error with the two adjustment screws to align the chisel and grind square?

Great idea and easy to setup and use but how do you put on a secondery bevel?

I could wish that attorney could put some indices on the pivot so that it would give a slightly more precise adjustment that turns. Not that it’s a bad system by any means.

David do you retract the blade on your hand planes when you're finished using them? I'm new to hand planes and would appreciate your comment, thank you.

Hi David, I have your planing video and have really benefitted from you instruction. However, as in this video you mention an extreme camber for low angled planes (e.g. low angled block plane). What would this radius work out to be - 8" for example? regards Alistair

David, after grinding on the Tormek will you do honing using the Odate crowning plates with your water stones?--thanks

Can you tell me, do you camber all of your planes? I realize a smoother maybe be more important that others, but what other planes do you camber the blades?

Your instruction is both pleasant to listen to and clearly presented. Would you please share the model and source of your small brass mallet? Id' like to get one just like it.

gotta love those nails

Hello David, i wonder if you grind camber of your blade, how you hone it afterwards? I have seen your sharpening DVDs, but there you always address flat plane iron. So i dont know how to use my Tormek T8 with my japanese water stones. Thank You for your help and be save

Is it normal for the wheel come towards you? I thought it was safer to move away from you.

I would have thought it preferable to have a jig that can pivot the blade from a point in line with the axis of the blade - like a simple pendulum. That would allow the EDGE of the blade to rotate through a circle centered at that pivot point. This jig pivots from a point a few inches off axis from the blade. The entire blade thus rotates around the circumference of a circle centered at that pivot point - like a toy airplane on a string. This means the edge of the blade follows a path that takes it alternately closer to and farther from the average contact point on the wheel. Surely there must be some operator finesse involved in avoiding an off-center camber?

Thanks! Is it like running a marathon?😥

you need to start putting "ASMR" in your tags

8:16 ....régler contre un ressort, ce n'est pas de la précision !