Skordog
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And finally, a few pictures of the sharpening jig I built. Again, I could not see spending a lot of money on a sharpening jig when it looked like I could build the same thing myself. Not to mention that building jigs is part of the fun of this hobby.
So after scouring the net for ideas I borrowed pieces from here and there and this is what I came up with. It is basically a duplication of the Wolverine system with their Vari-Grind jig.
The grinder sits on top of a couple of pieces of plywood that are separated by four slats of wood. The opening between the two pairs of slats provides a track for a long block of wood with a toolrest on the end of it. This can be adjusted forward and backward and can be locked down by tightening a T-bolt.
The Vari-Grind jig look alike is basically a block of wood with a hole through it and a dowel glued in at an angle.
Final result is to clamp the gouge into the jig, pull the arm out the appropriate distance (marked with a pencil line), and sharpen.
Way, way better than I was accomplishing by sharpening freehand.
So after scouring the net for ideas I borrowed pieces from here and there and this is what I came up with. It is basically a duplication of the Wolverine system with their Vari-Grind jig.
The grinder sits on top of a couple of pieces of plywood that are separated by four slats of wood. The opening between the two pairs of slats provides a track for a long block of wood with a toolrest on the end of it. This can be adjusted forward and backward and can be locked down by tightening a T-bolt.
The Vari-Grind jig look alike is basically a block of wood with a hole through it and a dowel glued in at an angle.
Final result is to clamp the gouge into the jig, pull the arm out the appropriate distance (marked with a pencil line), and sharpen.
Way, way better than I was accomplishing by sharpening freehand.