Why is this happening?

[lurker]

I thought the same as Mark.

With a much smaller secondary bevel a few strokes and a check would have seen you were going wrong far sooner ( hence my use of an eye glass).

Wizer - I case I'm sounding a smart A**e I made much the same mistakes as you are doing, I think it took me nearly 18 months before this sharpening lark finally clicked.

I'm now realising fancy toys are no substitute for a bit of skill and you only get that with Percy Verance and his sister, Patience.

 

[newt]

Wizer, put the stone to one side and the plane iron. Find something with parallel sides and a square edge, a ruler, a credit card the wider the better. Place it in the holder rest it on a flat surface, glass or mdf and observe if the edge is in contact with the surface along the whole edge. If it is not there is something a miss with the guide.

 

[swagman]

A trick I found thats works really well for 2 piece blades, and honing by hand.

Attach the cap iron to the reverse side of the blade.

It will be easier to hold steady while honing.

The extra weight will help with downward pressure onto the stone.

BD blades only apply.


swagman.

 

[wizer]

Right, popped in to see Mark earlier to see if we could sort this out. He checked out my setup in my guide and the problem still existed. The same thing happened in Mark's MK.II guide. We came to the conclusion that the primary bevel set at the factory was ever so slightly off. We continued to grind a primary bevel with a course DMT and then sharpened it down through the grades. With the blade set back in the plane, it worked beautifully:

So, a storm in a teacup I suppose. I did pick up some tips and tricks from Mark and, combined with Tony's thread, I now have an idea what I want to do with my own sharpening area.

Thanks for all your help guys.