How To Sharpen A Bowl Gouge Without A Jig

Place the base of the half circle of the protractor in the flute of the bowl gouge and rotate the arm to determine the current bevel angle.

How to sharpen a bowl gouge without a jig. Because you will be sharpening a fingernail profile you cannot have the tool sit flat on the toolrest. The video shows the proper tools and techniques required to sharpen a Bowl Gouge. Practice keeping the angle fixed on the wheel quite a few times before you turn it on.

You might want to try keeping your hand steady while sharpening. This process is optimal if youd like to replicate your tools factory grind. This instructional woodworking video to make a wooden jig for sharpening gouge tools on a grinding wheel.

Follow this step-by-step tutorial and learn to sharpen your woodturning bowl gouge. For spindle gouges I go with the traditional fingernail grind. Tighten the thumbscrew until it is snug against the flute of the bowl gouge.

If the gouge profile is one you like then sharpen heel to nose following the bevel all the way aroudn the curve. These sharpening jigs give consistent grinds. Place a pen or pencil along the side of the bowl gouge and use your thumb to mark the width of the gouge.

Its a good idea to have bowl gouges with different grinds. I touch the heel of the bevel to the wheel first and then tilt the bevel toward the wheel until I feel it make full contact. 1 Position the bowl gouge in the jig with the pointed leg of the jig facing backward and down.

Other angles can be used according to preference or for particular purposes. Adjust the swinging arm until it is snug up against the bevel angle. My method of sharpening the Bowl Gouge.