MoJo
Member
After turning for quite some time and only sharpening with a hone, I splurged and got a Woodchuck Pen Pro. Amazing! Now I could get the proper tools to sharpen my old HSS tools. I bought the 8" grinder from Woodcraft and the Wolverine w/ Vari-Grind. The grinder has 60 and 120 grit wheels. I got the wheels fairly well balanced and dressed. I sharpened my spindle gouge today using the Vari-Grind and it seemed really sharp. I tested it on a blown-out PR blank and it seemed to cut REALLY aggressively with lots of chipping, no matter how careful I was. I re-ground with a slightly larger angle. This was a bit better but still chippy. The Pen Pro smoothed it out so I know it wasn't the blank. I ran out of PR blank so I mounted a piece of BOW. It cut really well but seemed aggressive too and eventually caught and cracked out a big chunk. The BOW had some cracks but I've never had an issue like this. The tool seems really sharp but just cuts too aggressively.
I'm curious if someone can tell me what is wrong... Wrong angle?... maybe I need to hone it a bit?.. should I have just used the support without using the Vari-grind to sharpen the tool?
Thanks!
I'm curious if someone can tell me what is wrong... Wrong angle?... maybe I need to hone it a bit?.. should I have just used the support without using the Vari-grind to sharpen the tool?
Thanks!