How To Sharpen A Thin Parting Tool

Double Angle Sorby Thin Parting Tool I shaped the end of the blade like the Sorby Parting Tool double angle look.

How to sharpen a thin parting tool. Being excited I went to the wood lathe to try out the new parting tool. Double Angle Sorby Thin Parting Tool I shaped the end of the blade like the Sorby Parting Tool double angle look. This flattens and dulls the cutting edges but you can use these flat edges as a guide to maintain the desired profile.

Using My New Parting Tool. I find a credit-card-sized hone to be hard to control on the narrow surface of a thin parting tool. Handel up the top edge of the parting tool engages the wood and the tool handle goes down making a parting cut with the topmedge of the tool until the lower bevel is on the wood then do the peeling cut.

The fluted cutting edge along the top bevel allows the points to penetrate and shear the wood fibers before the material is removed producing a clean cut with a narrow kerf. Take a look at the Sorby tool. 1 Its difficult to sharpen the bevels of a parting tool and arrive at the correct side profile with the ears leading the nose.

Learn how to sharpen a parting tool on your bench grinderShop sharpening supplies. You should have the groove go all the way from edge to edge so the parting tool can slide easily up to the wheel. Use with long bevel up.

Next I took the blade over to the disk sander and ground it down to bare metal. I demonstrate the use of a thin parting too or tenoning tool including sharpeningI upload a new wood turning tip every Tuesday and a wood turning tutorial v. I was working on a handle for a gouge blade.

Begin by grinding just a small portion of the tip like the picture. Took it over to the 1 belt sander cleaned up the blade a little more and fine tuned the wood edges. I found a couple of good videos that talk about sharpening your parting tool and thought it might help you get the best use of your thick or thin parting tool.