Touch at the nose and immediately start swinging the tool either to the right or to the left. Bowl gouge vs spindle gouge difference explained turn a. Learn how to sharpen a spindle roughing gouge on your bench grinder. Sharpening a gouge common woodworking woodworking for. Shaping a bowl gouge means altering its profile, also called its grind. Click here robert sorby athol road sheffield s8 0pa england.
The main benefit is that a minimum of metal is removed from the gouge during sharpening if the setup of the. Let it be known i have no financial interest or received anything from oneway, this is my opinon. The system immediately adapts to other locking bases without modification. The oneway wolverine grinding system basic grinding angles safety using a grinder setting up the vpocket and varigrind fixture getting a good shape this handout is intended as an introduction to sharpening turning tools. Bowl gouge bottom of bowl bowl gouge standard grind 40 50 deg. Recommended tool grinds for the tormek wet sharpening.
Nov 22, 20 the secret is to use a bowl gouge that is properly shaped and very sharp. One question ive been looking for on here is convex bevel spindle gouge, and if anyone has done that grind on the tormek, but that is for another thread. Hold the gouge with the tip against the surface of the hone and rolled onto one side, so that one side of the v is flat against the hone. Working a fine edge on a rounded gouge can drive anyone crazy. I had a look at my own and and they are almost 45 my advice is to experiment and use whatever works for you and that you feel. It is a stalwart friend in either spindle or faceplate work. Spindle roughing gouge safety artisan woodturning tools provide an economical alternative to other more expensive highspeed steel tools without sacrificing quality or performance. I used the grinder platform to grind the long sweep on the side and make it thinner. This method of sharpening bowl and spindle gouges has several advantages over hand sharpening. Jig sharpening helps you to achieve the perfect edge immediately. Though not as highly polished as standard henry taylor tools, artisan tools are made of the same top quality heattreated m2 highspeed steel and premium ash.
Nov 19, 2017 sam first shows proper cutting techniques for. Recommended tool grinds for the tormek wet sharpening system. I had been using it stuck in something i turned that looked like a dildosorry, really would like to keep this family friendly but theres no other way to describe it. Pro grind sharpening system for lathe turning tools, chisels, skews, gouges, bowl gouges, spindle gouges and more. The woodcut trigauge, vicmarc gauge master, and nova 10in1 gauge make it easy to check various grind angles while sharpening so you can confidently sharpen any woodturning tool. Pro grind sharpening system for lathe turning tools. If you need to download the adobe acrobat reader software click. Trend videos trend sharpening a roughing gouge and skew. Turning the beads is shown using two different methods. If a wood turner only has one jig, then it needs to be adjusted for each gouge being sharpened. Here is the method that i use to sharpen my gouges. Your bowl gouge sharpening angles are vital because they dictate the way you stand, position yourself, move, and conform to the create bowls. Cindy drozda sharpening gouges for woodturning youtube. Were focused here on turning wood bowls, but the bowl gouge also pairs well in the spindle turning world.
One way to help you see the part of the bevel that ends up touching the grinding wheel is to use a felttipped marker to darken the surface of your bowl gouges bevel. Sharpening a spindle roughing gouge wood turning basics. You can also create your own jigs for keeping the angle consistent against the wheel. With a practised hand, he sharpens a secondhand gouge, demonstrating first how to use a flat water stone on the outside curve and then how to use a water stone that has been grooved for the curves of various gouges. As with sharpening of flat tools, your mileage will vary if sharpening freehand. Thank you, joseph for this great, useful video on the 2nd method of gouge sharpening. Varigrind jig setup oneway wolverine sharpening system. Simply seat the bevel as described above and then rotate the tool. Youll need a spindle roughing gouge to take a long spindle blank from square to round. Spindle roughing gouge, spindle gouge, detail gouge, vortex tool, and parting tools. For smaller gouges, like youd use for carving, you ought to be able to find sharpening stones at specialty woodworking supplies which are actually grooved to match the. Sharpening turning tools made simple fast and easy strategies for safer, smoother cuts by nick cook turning tool starti ng set 3. Grind the wing on one side, then the other, taking care to keep their tops level and at the required sweep angle.
When the varigrind jig setup arrives, it is not ready to immediately use. Fingernail grind spindle gouge wood turning basics. Pc, pc download, pc instant access, pc ok computer oknotok 1997 2017. Sharpening gouges with a jig woodturning by terry vaughan. Shopmade sharpening jig for spindle and bowl gouges. You could also try putting sharpening spindle gouges into youtube and see what comes up. If you own a varigrind print out the guide, place your jig on the full size picture to set the angle, extend the tool 4 inches out from the jig, now set the nose angle on the wheel.
If i were banished to a desert island with a lathe and just one tool, i would pick a spindle gouge. So to help make this work easier for you, lets create a gouge honing board. I thought i write this article about making your own sharpening system for woodturning tools because i know many new woodturnings cannot afford to go out and buy a sharpening system like the wolverine oneway sharpening system. Gauges from craft supplies usa we offer various sharpening gauges that help you mark and measure bevel angles on your woodturning tools while sharpening. Standard spindle gouge our most popular spindle gouge grind, this grind is recommended for woodturners of all skill levels. Sharpening carving tools round gouges and vchisels. The gouge holding head uses a bearing to lock down the tool finger tightening creates a very secure nonslipping lock. The rounded surfaces on the stone fit the curved cutting edge and pod of the tool. Tool grinders can sharpen spindle gouges as well the procedure is the same as above but the. Learn how to sharpen a spindle gouge on your bench grinder.
The detail spindle gouge is distinctively different than the other two types of gouges that turners typically use, because it has a shallow flute photo 1. The spindleroughing gouge is used for betweencenter work to remove the corners from square stock, turn cylinders. Make your own woodturning tool sharpening system modeled after the oneway sharpening system. It isnt safe to use for shaping bowls because the gouge could break where the shank enters the handle. The reason oneway sells the varigrind attachment separate is that many people like to use more than one attachment for each particular bowl gouge sharpening angles. Almost any angle, within reason, on the gouge bevel will cut wood. Nov 02, 2015 this first video, by ben crowe of crimson custom guitars, covers his technique for sharpening gouges. All i wanted to do is share a cool video i found that educates you on how to put an ellsworth grind or fingernail grind on a standard bowl or spindle gouge.
Multi jig svs50 for sharpening chisels and gouges tormek. Mar 23, 20 spindle gouges are very versatile tools that benefit from different grind shapes. Sharpening aids based around the innovative trugrind sharpening system. Traditionally, gouges were forged, and many are still made that way. It isnt safe to use for shaping bowls because the gouge could break where the. The spindle gouge has a compound shape, a combination of roll as well as sweep. For most woodturners, a quality 12 bowl gouge is a musthave as it is used for turning bowls, platters, wooden salad bowls, and roughing blanks down to round along with all around general wood turning. More importantly they look like they could use a sharpening before i start using.
The oneway wolverine varigrind jig attachment is the part that holds the bowl gouge at just the right angle to quickly repeat a specific grind angle on your bowl gouge. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Download and print the sharpening guide in the adobe acrobat pdf file below. Bowl gouge sharpening popular woodworking magazine.
I spent an afternoon finishing a few projects including this shopmade sharpening jig for my spindle and bowl gouges. First, it shows sharpening square and skew chisels with the closed seat, and from 1. This first video, by ben crowe of crimson custom guitars, covers his technique for sharpening gouges. Sharpening maintains the profile and renews a dull edge.
Grinding difficult fingernail profiles on shallow spindle gouges and side grinds on deep fluted bowl gouges is quick and easy when you use the new varigrind fingernailside grinding jig. Premium bowl and spindle gouges for you from todays top. Dws honing guide video ensures correct angle is maintained on chisels and plane irons. Summer made a come back after the record breaking 16 c 3. Complete set of 7 downloads andor 6 dvds and free shipping. You will also need a curved strop, which you can make yourself, to polish at the end of the sharpening process, for this you will need a concave one and a convex one. Hold the dressing tool firmly and move side to side across the wheel until it is flat and clean of all metal particles. The varigrind combines the roll and swing motion into one easily controlled movement that results in an edge so perfect youll be. As i was putting things away, i purchased a sorby 38. Feb 06, 2016 this video explains and demonstrates the proper way to sharpen a spindle gouge. Some authorities say that the correct grinding angle for a spindle gouge is 30.
Spindle gouge profiles unlike traditional european style spindle gouges having long bevels and lady finger profiles like those found in the tormek manual. This video explains and demonstrates the proper way to sharpen a spindle gouge. Aaw sharpening video available in the clubs video library. The main benefit is that a minimum of metal is removed from the gouge during sharpening if the setup of the jig is identical as the last time it was used. Use it with your bench grinder to sharpen bowl and spindle gouges more accurately and easily than ever before. Most bowl gouges arent ready to do this kind of fine work right out of the package. Gouge side bevel profile best ok x no x no sum of angles equals 6070 deg 35. To keep it sharpened you need a sharpening jig similar to or a oneway wolverine sharpening jig, something designed to sharpen a variety of woodturning chisels and gouges. The traditional grind has the same bevel angle of about 45. How to sharpen a spindle gouge video how to sharpen a spindle gouge in this short video, youll learn the same basic spindle gouge sharpening techniques as taught by top professionals in our woodturning workshop program for over 30 years. This patent pending, heavy duty, lockedin guide system aids in creating side grinds that are automatic mirror images, with same angles, depth of. I remember reading in pauls book where he states that there are two good, recognized methods of sharpening gouges. Maybe the most important aspect of this whole process is that you can learn and fine turn your woodturning gougechisel sharpening skills.
Guideline for grinding woodturning tool angles scraper 80. The tip of the handle should be perhaps 212 to 3 above the honing surface, which youll note is a bit higher than it was held in the grinding steps described above. Paul sellers recommends 2 methods to sharpen an outcannel gouge which can both be done on diamond plates or abrasive paper. Sharpening tips the tools come sharp and ready to use. The spindle gouge has a compound shape, a combination. When actually sharpening gouges with a jig, or completing a new grind, set the tool in the jig using the templates. The spindle gouge has a flute depth of 50% of the stock diameter. To keep them sharp ive created a simple sharpening guide to duplicate the way i grind each tool. How to sharpen a spindle gouge video craft supplies usa. How to sharpen a bowl gouge woodturning lathe turning. Ill be sharpening a spindle roughing gouge, bowl gouge, and my cindy drozda signature spindle gouge that i use to. Mastery of the spindle gouge is mastery of turning itself.
Thanks for the video ill have to rethink the my profiles to make it less time sharpening and more time turning. In any group of two or more wood turners, the first thing you will hear is an argument about the appropriate grinds for roughing, spindle, and bowl gouges. Bowl and spindle gouges are the tools used most when turning wood. A bowel grinder is also placed at 70 degree angle while an oland tool is set at 45 degree angle. The detailspindle gouge popular woodworking magazine. The first step in sharpening any gouge is to create the. Includes the multigrind jig for gouges, slotted platform and tool rest 4. In this article,well cover how to sharpen the first two. So for an outcannel gouge, one with bevel on the outside, which most all. Includes the multigrind jig for gouges, slotted platform and tool rest. Sharpening a gouge involves touching the tools bevel to the grinder wheel, which eventually sharpens the cutting edge.
You can grind the tops of the wings flat or with a sweptback arc to leave a sweptback wing on the flute. Shaping and sharpening woodturning tools axminster tools. Sharp fast complete gouge sharpening system power grinder. Also for beginners i recommend keith rowleys classic book woodturning a foundation course he even mentions bodgers and although the book is aimed at power lathe turners the principles involved all hold good for pole lathe turning as well. Click below to download user guide pdfs for our sharpening tools. Watch this video and learn how to use the different positions. Ive had more requests to make a video on sharpening than any other subject ever. Artisan spindle roughing gouge hand tools craft supplies usa.
Spindle gouges are very versatile tools that benefit from different grind shapes. Put your fingertips in the pod opposite the bevel to help feel the angle. Sharpening bowl gouges is a subject all to itself,which well cover in a future issue. The figureofeight one he went into in detail but for the other one the chapter finished without having a chance to delve into the alternate one. For bowl gouges, spindle gouges and elliptical spindle gouges. Sharp fast complete gouge sharpening system power grinder accessories. The three basic types of gouges are the spindle roughing gouge english style, the detailing gouge and the bowl gouge. Although the flutes radius and the metals thickness below it can vary, the overall design of this gouge remains shallow when compared to the other two types. This is a good all around spindle tool that is easy to control. Also included in the dvd not download, is a short film the salad bowl. There are a number of gouge sharpening jigs available for purchase that aid in putting a fingernail grind on a bowl gouge or splindle gouge. Dont let the weight of a long gouge and handle push the jig forward in the cradle.
Diamond sharpening a roughing gouge and skew turning tool with james barry. A simple bartype rest is the best for sharpening spindle gouges freehand. Varigrind jig setup is easy and straightforward, but a couple key factors must be addressed before sharpening a bowl gouge. Master turner alan lacer demonstrates how to sharpen and use a detailspindle gouge. This video shows how to use a sharpening jig system to create a standard grind and a fingernail grind. Sep 30, 2015 pdf templates to down load and use to get different grinds on your gouges using the oneway wolverinevarigrind or ellsworth jig. I tried to make that ray key gouge out of an old spindle gouge as he describes in his video the basic box at about 20.