after screwing up the blade for my stanley #7 and spending the past day and a half trying to fix it im looking to replace my current honing guide.
the current one is one of the simple ones that 2 sides clamp together onto the blade over a wheel. im not sure if i should try another similar one or drop the cash for one of the veritas sets. im willing to spend money to make sharpening easier and less intimidating. i am intimidated by sharpening to the point i will use planes and chisels way past dull to try to avoid sharpening due to fear of making it worse.
so far im really considering dropping the cash for a veritas setup and a set of 8x3 diamond stones. i would really like suggestions though before throwing money at it.