Originally Posted by
Chris Griggs
I'm also curious about the surface your getting. Any plane tracks? Did you hone some camber in the iron?
Also, I think the quickest way to improve your results is to get an inexpensive eclipse guide. Then make an angle setting jig by gluing/nailing some stops on to a scrap board. This should give you good, very repeatable results. If you plan to continue to use planes I would also recommend some water stones. I used sand paper for a while and know that a lot of people love that method but I'm personally not a fan of it. I also think stones are more cost effective in the long run. You can get by with a 1000/8000 Norton for most of your honing and then continue to rely on sandpaper for courser grinding. Just my two cents.