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With the spine and shank of the blade up against the shelf, you have a full inch. Unless your restoring choppers or 3+ oz blades, the 1 inch should be lots of room.
I used the cork as an aid/guard...

Working with power assisted tools, friction in restoring blades causes the blade to heat. This should be kept to a minimum; not that you'll loose temper so quickly but the edge is sensitive to any...

Here you go; this should help.

Material list;
3 - 2 x 1/2" Rare earth magnets
1 - 6" x 1/2" square aluminum rod
2 - 6" molding strips
3 - 1/2" square hemlock/other wood strip, cut to desired...

Evening All,

Just posting my new S.R. Jigs to help with restoration work.
After a couple versions, this solved most of the issues I was having.

Cheers,
PXP