How To Make A Wood Turning Tool Sharpening Jig

I mark and cut the main piece again to make it more comfortable when sharpening.

How to make a wood turning tool sharpening jig. Straight or Curved Edge Sharpener Tormek SVS-50. The jig produces razor-sharp tools. Insert the tool in a 45 degree holder.

Tormek SVS-38 Short Tool Jig - Sharpen Short Woodworking Tools like Short Wood Chisels Carving Gouges Tools for Power Carvers etc. Shaping skew chisels are pretty easy to do as well. First I cut all the hard plywood pieces with the table saw and make an adjustment groove with the router table in several runs.

I screwed some wood to the back and screwed it onto the left over piece of Oak 34 molding that I used for the other arm. Grind the tip first and then pivot and swing the jig in each direction as shown to create an even grind. Then I made repeated passes till I had a nice V groove cut into the wood at the appropriate spots.

Using the raptor set up tool set the wolverine jig arm to the appropriate angle. Take the Coach Bolt nut with the end removed and place it on the hole on the hill tilting side. 600 mm of 30mm steel angle - needs to be cut into 4 x 30mm 4 x 45mm 1 x 230mm.

How to make the sharpening jig. If you do it yourself allow some extra length for the 30mm square and angle due to the cutting blade thickness. With the end of the holder in the jig arm adjust the arm until the tool meets the wheel at 70 degrees.

Moreover it comes with an easy setup. Now I glue a piece of plywood to the bottom. I cut the notches by tilting my table saw wheel to 45 degrees and cranking it down as low as it would go.