Sharpening Jigs

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Can I see some pictures of everyone's sharpening jigs?


I picked up a grinder last night for a couple bucks, and I'm thinking of making a sharpening setup for it.

I've got plans for a couple different wood versions, but I'm wondering if it would be easier and cheaper to make on out of steel. I have access to cheap scrap steel and a welder, so it that wouldn't be a problem.
 
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I can weld and am good with jigs, but for me, I probably will buy jigs when I get a decent sharpener - after retirement in a couple of years. There are just so many different points and shapes to try and get "just right". If I were 25 years younger, I would probably make them.

I don't have links to jigs but I have seen some good ones made by some skilled folks here in the past 3 or 4 years.
 
Let the laughing begin.....
No matter how hard I tried, I could never get a super sharp edge on my chisels regardless of the jig I used. All I could get was "pretty close". I guess it just isn't one of my millions of talents. Now what I do is get a decent edge on my grinder then I do the final sharpening on my - are you sitting down - belt sander. With this crazy method, I can get my chisels sharp enough to shave with and I don't grind them down to nubs on my grinder. I actually have a dedicated bench-top sander sitting next to my lathe just for this. Every few minutes of turning and I just step over and give them a quick "sanding". I use 120 grit sandpaper.
Like they say - whatever works!

"If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got"
 
bobleibo said:
I do the final sharpening on my - are you sitting down - belt sander. With this crazy method, I can get my chisels sharp enough to shave with and I don't grind them down to nubs on my grinder. I actually have a dedicated bench-top sander sitting next to my lathe just for this. Every few minutes of turning and I just step over and give them a quick "sanding". I use 120 grit sandpaper.
Like they say - whatever works!
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Bob; Nobody laughing here! I prefer a disk sander to sharpen my skews gouges etc. but I currently use a belt sander. I prefer a flat bevel as opposed to a hollow grind. You can even attach a 6" face plate to the spindle nose of your lathe and touch up the tool there.

One tip for those with a Wolverine or similar type jig, put a piece of self stick ruler tape on the bar. Set the ruler to the same extension each time, and write the ruler setting on the side of the tool!
 
randyrls said:
Bob; Nobody laughing here! I prefer a disk sander to sharpen my skews gouges etc. but I currently use a belt sander. I prefer a flat bevel as opposed to a hollow grind. You can even attach a 6" face plate to the spindle nose of your lathe and touch up the tool there.

One tip for those with a Wolverine or similar type jig, put a piece of self stick ruler tape on the bar. Set the ruler to the same extension each time, and write the ruler setting on the side of the tool!
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Wish that tip would really work. On my Wolverine, the tolerances are too close to put a tape on the bar. I may just make marks with a paint pen. But, even those are questionable since a tool gets shorter with every sharpening.
 
Rifleman1776 said:
Wish that tip would really work. On my Wolverine, the tolerances are too close to put a tape on the bar. I may just make marks with a paint pen. But, even those are questionable since a tool gets shorter with every sharpening.
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Frank; Bummer! The tape goes on the bar side opposite the clamp, and the tape should be long enough to always be inside the clamp block.
 
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