Dario
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Not quite wolverine nor varigrind ...but the results work.
My cost is about $3.00 so my setup will never win any beauty pageant but it works. Here is a freshly re-ground bowl gouge from a standard/regular shape to an "Ellsworth" grind. I didn't cut the tip too much (to save some steel) so there is a bit of double bevel still. It will be gone after a few trips to the grinder.
The base is a scrap wood (from milling pen blanks) screwed to a block of another scrap piece. The end received a few mounting pieces at various height and distance from the end (I have 3 right there). The dimples were drilled so the jig won't slip.
The ala "ellsworth jig" is again made from a scrap wood drilled through. The locking mechanish is an eye bolt with a metal insert on the wood so it will not destroy the wood easily. The post is just a long lag bolt and I just cut off the head.
Hope this helps others who plan on making their own jig.
I am using a 6" high speed grinder so it works with that. It can easily be adapted to 8" also by making the mounting part on the end higher by an inch.
My cost is about $3.00 so my setup will never win any beauty pageant but it works. Here is a freshly re-ground bowl gouge from a standard/regular shape to an "Ellsworth" grind. I didn't cut the tip too much (to save some steel) so there is a bit of double bevel still. It will be gone after a few trips to the grinder.
The base is a scrap wood (from milling pen blanks) screwed to a block of another scrap piece. The end received a few mounting pieces at various height and distance from the end (I have 3 right there). The dimples were drilled so the jig won't slip.
The ala "ellsworth jig" is again made from a scrap wood drilled through. The locking mechanish is an eye bolt with a metal insert on the wood so it will not destroy the wood easily. The post is just a long lag bolt and I just cut off the head.
Hope this helps others who plan on making their own jig.
I am using a 6" high speed grinder so it works with that. It can easily be adapted to 8" also by making the mounting part on the end higher by an inch.
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