How To Make A Bowl Gouge Sharpening Jig

My setup uses the Oneway Wolverine Shar.

How to make a bowl gouge sharpening jig. The big secret is the metal that the drill bit is made from it is already hardened and when shapened it keeps a nice sharp edge for a long time. Use a marker to mark the flat nose bevel angle and then rotate the sharpening wheel enough to scuff the marker on the gouge. The video shows the proper tools and techniques required to sharpen a Bowl Gouge.

Make a sharpening jig set up for bowl gouges. When sharpening a bowl gouge with an already established bevel angle start by placing the bowl gouge in the Wolverine Vari-Grind Jig and snug the hand screw. 5 Slide the extension arm in or out to position the front center bevel of the gouge flush with the surface of the grinding wheel.

A sharp bowl gouge ensures better safer cutting when turning a bowl. The jig makes sharpening a gouge almost foolproof so you can get back to wood turning. Learn how to sharpen your bowl gouge.

To use this jig just set the tip of you gouge 2 inches from your jig and lock the gouge in place with a thumb screw. 4 Place the leg of the bowl gouge jig into the extension arm end holder. Sharpening an Existing Bowl Gouge Angle.

6 Take a marker and color the surface of the bowl gouge bevel. How to make bowl gouge sharpening jig tool bowl gouge sharpening jig DIY wood lathe bowl gouge jig - YouTube. Sharpening gouges with a jig When actually sharpening gouges with a jig or completing a new grind set the tool in the jig using the templates.

I have the Wolverine Grinding Jig from OneWay and. Woodturning bowl gouge from an old 12 drill bit Make Your Own Bowl Gouge from Steel cold Chisel. As from 2016 this jig has been replaced with the SVD-186 Gouge Jig.