Bevel up planes

[OttawaP]

Is the Tormek hollow grind sutiable for bevel up planes ? I'm very fond of my Veritas BU jack and smoothing planes and I'm considing the T7.

Paul

[Jeff Farris]

It most certainly is.  The finish from the leather honing wheel will give you the kind of shavings you're looking for.

[OttawaP]

Thanks for the response. Will it be more prone to more frequent touch ups?? It would seem the edge would be more fragile than a microbeveled edge or does this all really matter in today's A2 steel??

[Jeff Farris]

The hollow cut from the Tormek is so slight that you will not notice any weakness in the edge.  That said, it is quite easy to create a micro-bevel if that's what you want.