I have a set of old very good chisels on which the blade is not long enough to achieve a useful angle.

Meaning, you have to secure bench chisels where they instruct you to secure mortis chisels

Works easily enough on modern chisels and planes

I haven't yet given it more than a brief, cursory trial on an old, very dull chisel, but it does seem to function exactly as intended

Used an old cheap chisel as a test, it kept the angle properly without issue, and I was able to shrpen it up just fine.

Worked great for me....purchased after reading prior reviews and was prepared to modify it according to the video on Google....but figured it wasn't needed as long as you were careful to secure the chisel in the guide

My Mortising chisels like to slip out if I dont have them just right

And since they are my favorite chisels, I won’t be getting as much use out is this as I hoped

It works well but I have some cheap harbor freight chisels that are to short to accurately use this gage with

I been free handing my chisels, and after using this on one of

I only tried the narrow chisel in the honing guide so maybe a wider chisel with beveled edges or a plane iron would work better, but the honing guide didn't work when I needed it

the small chisels (1/4" and lower) are very difficult to get locked in due to the profile of the edges not matching the profile of the hone clamp face.

As for the actual product review, this guide works well with my plane irons, Stanley Sweetheart chisels, and even a Craftsman 1" solid steel contractor-style chisel

I have yet to try planer blade but working out the 5 chisels that I need to

My previously useless chisel is now razor sharp.

Stability of the tool depends on both the roller wheel and the width of the chisel; very narrow chisels are not easy to keep square.

seems well constructed the directions were clear and easy to follow I used it right out of the package watched a few u-tube videos and in a couple hours I sharpened 6 chisels and 5 plane blades worked well for me.

For someone that`s not a chisel or block plane sharpening master, i find this is as close as one can get to being a master at sharpening your blades

After fixing my no. 5 hand plane and getting that all tuned up, I reshaped my other chisels and broke out the good ones I just received

I messed up a chisel on a nail and this worked great to fix and get it sharp again.

I was able to secure and sharpen some inexpensive chisels purchased at Harbor Freight.

Great product, used the tool to sharpen my chisels and worked without issues

I recently purchased a set of 6 inexpensive wood chisels which, I knew, would need some work before I could use them

Great product , made sharpening second hand blunt chisels really easy .

Thanks for a great product to hold chisels consistent position while sharping.

I filed the inside profile of the guide a bit so my chisels would fit better, but product overall worked very well (especially for the price) in renewing some worn out chisel edges.

My chisels are razor sharp.

This tool was invaluable in keeping the right angle and getting to the sharp chisel ai needed

I had to give them a basic grind to hollow out the back and remove the notches on the grinding wheel first (make sure the chisel stays cool with water)

However, the "V" notches are still too small to consistently hold for most chisels and must be enlarged with a file to accommodate more commonly available chisels.

They are nice in every respect except it you want to sharpen a typical chisel like about ten of mine are

Now I have the razor sharp chisel's I'm used to, and I was able to get all 7 done in one day

i was very surprised ...and now all my chisels are razor sharp

The chisel was razor sharp in just a few minutes.

It also fails to grip some of the older chisels, namely the vintage Stanley Everlasting chisels.

Does not hold 1/4” chisel’s secure

They were cheap chisels.

I messed up a chisel on a nail and this worked great to fix and get it sharp again.

Not hard to learn, but don't start on your best chisels

But my chisels were a complete pain and left me with a totally unsquare tip.

My previously useless chisel is now razor sharp.

Got the same one with a very expensive chisel set.

I bought this because I have no confidence in hand-holding a chisel or plane iron at the correct angle to the paper/stone and this honing guide seemed like a good idea

kind of weird setting up with a ruler to get the angle right but made it work and its the best my chisel has ever looked to overall im happy as i didnt want to spend a fortune

I just have cheap harbor freight style chisels, which this guide didn't fit

I only tried the narrow chisel in the honing guide so maybe a wider chisel with beveled edges or a plane iron would work better, but the honing guide didn't work when I needed it

at sharping knifes & tools, I had freehand my old chisels to my liking

My chisels are sharper than they ever were; they now cut likethe famous "knife cutting butter".

I now have my chisel back with a fine edge thanks to ATLIN.

He was able to use this tool to salvage all of them and now has a really nice chisel set

im very glad i purchased this guide because all 3 chisels were very dull and 2 had small nicks

Veritas: $50+, a pain in the ass to set up, clamp doesn't hold well (especially tapered chisels), but has that neat pivot for dual-bevelingATLIN: $15, uses as ruler to set the angle, has multiple ports for different blades, clamps blades and tools so much more securely

A bit tricky at first but after 6 chisels found it worked great.

This makes the chisels not fit well into this jig, which wants the sides of the chisel to have an acute angle that fits into the jig's groove

This product is fantastic, I sharpened my wood chisels with this after sharpening them on the Tormek 8 and what a difference the chisels were scary sharp

Fits plane blades as well as a mortizing chisel or paring chisel.

The chisel worked so well that I sharpened all of my chisels!

The tightening screw that secures the chisel in place feels flimsy and is not easy to use.

There are reliefs ground into the jaws to secure chisels

Perfect tool if you want, need or enjoy wicked sharp chisels and plane irons

I messed up the bevel on a few of mine trying to set it by hand, so the first use of it took a little longer, but it was able to set a very nice edge - even on my cheap HF chisels

looks solid but to shallow in the throat will not properly clamp chisels.

My husband says that this is just what he need to keep his chisels sharp

Haven't done any plane irons yet, but my chisels are now good and sharp.

Very difficult to secure mortise chisel without cranking on it

I was doing a good job sharpening plane irons and chisels by hand, but this is a simple way to be very consistent, and therefore quicker

So now to the honing guide, I started out with a really old pretty much destroyed pairing chisel for practice

Have sharpened 5 chisels and 4 plane blades, and it worked as I hoped it would.

Now my chisels are sharper then ever

Although I am effective free hand honing chisels and plane irons, this guide renders more consistent results allowing me to polish the whole ground edge, which holds sharp longer and brings pearing to a cleaner and safer standard

It really helped me get my blades and chisels sharp but did have a little trouble clamping the smaller chisel.

Good enough for my beater chisel but I will have to come up with a better solution for my good chisels.

Although not the classical design of a mortice chisel, it is the shape of inexpensive chisels found at big box stores.

My chisels, and planes have never been so sharp.

If you have some cheaper mortise chisels this will work

I was able to take a set of beat up and chipped cheap kobalt chisels and make them razor sharp

For my 1/2" and 1/4" chisels it was far from parallel, meaning that I will ruin these chisels by sharpening them on this device

Finally consistently sharp chisels

All in all, my chisels and plane blades are sharper from using the guide, but I'm also getting better at doing it free hand thanks to the inspiration provided from the more frustrating aspects of this guide.

Simple to use, easy to store, great to have if you like sharp chisels.

This honing guide works very well for plane irons, but it is difficult -- almost impossible -- to properly secure a wood chisel for accurate honing.

It is accurate and adaptable for honing/ sharpening a variety of hand tools I.e. chisels,hand planer blades etc

I think this will work very well for sharpening my plane blades, but the chisels are very hard to get held straight

After a few minor adjustments this tool works great sharpening chisels and plane blades.

Now they are very nice inexpensive chisels

I tried free hand sharpening first on some cheap chisels and got decent results

I've used it to sharpen a smoothing plane iron and a 1" chisel

When you follow the instructions(which are very thorough) you will be left with a very sharp chiseled plane iron.

I was able to put a fairly sharp edge on a dull chisel in no time

Perfect tool if you want, need or enjoy wicked sharp chisels and plane irons

Recommend for this and chisels - especially if you are new to woodworking.

The ATLIN Honing Guide does a good job of securing chisels for sharpening

All of my old dull chisels are in process of transforming into the sharpest tools in the shed

I'll be sure to brag on Atlin every time I use a sharp chisel.