I was surprised over the recent holiday with a Veritas mini router plane. It is actually a really neat little tool.
I am having a bear of a time getting it sharp though. It is A2 steel and 1/8 wide i believe. I have been using my waterstones but cannot seem to get an edge to save my life. I got the bottom flat and worked on the bevel but it will not get sharp.
Is there a trick to honing these small blades that i am missing? I have been working from 1000-8000 grit. I do have an india stone as well if that may be a better choice, but veritas says in thw manual that waterstones are recommended.
I have a Veritas replacement blade for my Stanley router and that honed quite quickly and easily.
I guess my only theories are that because its such a small blade that it doesn't make a sufficient swarf on the stone or that my synthetic waterstones are bad at cutting the A2.
I am sharpening free hand and have been very careful about maintaining the factory bevel while sharpening, so i am assuming its not an angle problem.
Thoughts?