An Improved Holder for Use in Sharpening Edged Tools and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1896-4ccepted, 8th Feb., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Holder for Use in Sharpening Edged Tools
and the like.
I, ERNEST MAUNOIR HARINGTON, Berismead, West Worthing, Sussex,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to ensure great accuracy of bevel when sharpening
edged tools and the like of all kinds such as chisels, plane-irons, and the like, and
although I shall for the purposes of this Specification speak of my invention as
applied to the sharpening of chisels, nevertheless I wish it to be distinctly under-
stood that I do not restrict myself to that one use, but may employ my invention
in connection with the sharpening of other implements than chisels. The holder
consists of two parts used conjointly, one part comprising the holder proper, the
other part comprising the legs or supports for keeping the holder at the proper
distance above, and facilitating its movement to and fro over, the hone or
oil-stone.
The holder proper consists of two plates of similar or different metals, kept a
certain distance apart from each other, so as to leave a space between them in
which is placed and retained, by thumb screws or the like, the chisel or other
article to be sharpened. The said space being made suitable to receive the thickest
tool likely to be used with the holder. At each end of the plates a leg or
support of convenient length and attached to the plates at the most suitable angle
for giving the bevel to the cutting edge of the tool. The bottom end of each leg
is furnished with a roller to facilitate the to and fro movement of the appliance
over the bench or other support on which it is used. The legs or supports may be
permanently fixed to the metal plates, or they may be made adjustable so as to
be retainable at any required angle to the holding plates. Furthermore, the
rollers may either turn on pins passing through the legs themselves, or through
the ends of plugs or plungers which can be slid up and down in the legs and
retained at any desired height by set-screws or the like. The two legs may be
made separate from each other, or joined by a cross bar or the like.
In order to facilitate the understanding of my invention I make reference to the
accompanying sheet of drawings wherein Fig. 1 is a side view, Fig. 2 a plan and
Fig. 3 a front view of one of my improved holders. Similar letters refer to the
same parts in each figure.
a and b are the two plates, kept at a suitable distance apart by the thickened
parts or by other suitable means. c are the thumb-screws to retain the tool in
position between the plates a and b. d are the two legs attached to a and b and
cach provided at its lower end with a roller e. f is the chisel, y the oil-stone, h the
oil-stone box, i the bench or other support on which the appliance is used.
The appliance is used as follows:-
The oil-stone and box are placed on the bench. The chisel or other implement
is slipped through the opening between the plates a and b and the legs d placed
one on each side of the oil-stone and the chisel pushed through a and b till its edge
touches the top of the stone when the rollers are resting on the bench. The
thumb screws c are then tightened and the sharpening proceeded with by grasping
one of the legs d in each hand, and moving the edge of the chisel to and fro over

page_text: the stone, the rollers e being kept firmly in contact with the bench and the edge
of the tool pressed on the stone.
I do not restrict myself to the precise details, conformations, angle or angles
or disposition of parts as described in the above Specification or exemplified in
the drawings as they may obviously be varied without departing from the spirit
of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tiou and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. An appliance for the purposes set forth in the title and comprising two plates
between which is placed and retained by thumb screws or equivalent means
the chisel or other tool, the said plates having attached to them permanently or
adjustably two separate or connected legs or supports each furnished at its lower
end with a roller revolvable on an axle passing through the legs or through a plug
or plunger sliding in the leg and retainable at any required height therein by screws
or the like, the whole substantially as described in the above Specification and
exemplified in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 6th day of January 1896.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23 Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicant.