How To Make A Gouge Sharpening Jig

As from 2016 this jig has been replaced with the SVD-186 Gouge Jig.

How to make a gouge sharpening jig. This instructional woodworking video to make a wooden jig for sharpening gouge tools on a grinding wheel. I have the Wolverine Grinding Jig from OneWay and thats what I use to go along with jigs. Ad Find Deals on Products in Power Tools on Amazon.

Al takes a common sense approach to making woodturning tools that will save you a ton of money. Place the extending bowl gouge tip in the measuring jig to the predetermined two-inch depth and tighten the hand screw. The jig makes sharpening a gouge almost foolproof so you can get back to wood turning.

Ad Find Deals on Products in Power Tools on Amazon. My setup uses the Oneway Wolverine Shar. Learn how to sharpen your bowl gouge.

I need to sharpen almost all of my chisels and plane blades so Ive decided to make this simple sharpening jig to streamline and improve the processMore in. Woodturning bowl gouge from an old 12 drill bit Make Your Own Bowl Gouge from Steel cold Chisel Profiles of custom made woodturning bowl gouges Al makes his own hollowing tool with home depot steel and carbide insert cutter. I didnt know how to polish it so I made a sharpening jigIts still awkward.

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. Dont let the weight of a long gouge and handle push the jig forward in the cradle. 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.

Make a sharpening jig set up for bowl gouges. Grind the wing on one side then the other taking care to keep their tops level and at the required sweep angle. These sharpening jigs give consistent grinds.