How To Make A Bowl Gouge Sharpening Jig

I have the Wolverine Grinding Jig from OneWay and.

How to make a bowl gouge sharpening jig. Use a marker to mark the flat nose bevel angle and then rotate the sharpening wheel enough to scuff the marker on the gouge. This video demonstrates how to sharpen a Bowl Gouge. Sharpening an Existing Bowl Gouge Angle.

Tighten the extension arm lever. Positioning the Gouge The first step is to position the gouge in the jig with the pointed leg of the jig facing down and backward. Place the extending bowl gouge tip in the measuring jig to the predetermined two-inch depth and tighten the hand screw.

Dont let the weight of a long gouge and handle push the jig forward in the cradle. The jig makes sharpening a gouge almost foolproof so you can get back to wood turning. When sharpening a bowl gouge with an already established bevel angle start by placing the bowl gouge in the Wolverine Vari-Grind Jig and snug the hand screw.

To use this jig just set the tip of you gouge 2 inches from your jig and lock the gouge in place with a thumb screw. 5 Slide the extension arm in or out to position the front center bevel of the gouge flush with the surface of the grinding wheel. 4 Place the leg of the bowl gouge jig into the extension arm end holder.

This instructional woodworking video to make a wooden jig for sharpening gouge tools on a grinding wheel. Its best made from a piece of water. This is a 2 sharpening jig for the Ellsworth type deep fluted gouge.

These sharpening jigs give consistent grinds. WOOD magazines Brian Simmons shows you step by. You dont have to heat treat it.