How To Sharpen A Roughing Gouge Without A Jig

For example if you want to make a 40-40 grind start by grinding the 40 degree nose bevel square across without rolling the gouge.

How to sharpen a roughing gouge without a jig. He uses flat stones in this case diamond stones in coarse 250. Its toward the end of this one. Woodturning artist Nick Agar shows how to sharpen a roughing gouge with the Tormek Wet Sharpening SystemIn this film Nick uses the following productsWoodt.

Now that I have considerable experience with free-hand sharpening Im more likely to approach the wheel with the tool at an angle of 30 - 45º as opposed to having it almost horizontal as described above. Sharpening without a Jig This is fairly the same process as before less the adjustments of the gouge to the jig. You dont want to round over that edge you just want the burr gone.

Bowl Gouge Sharpening Techniques. Its just time consuming. Further he shows how to sharpen a parting tool and a skew using the closed seat of the SVS-50.

How to sharpen roughing gouges skews and parting tools using Tormek SVS-50 Multi Jig. Paul shows how to sharpen a gouge using his standard method rocking the gouge side to side. You can always use a diamond or CBN card to sharpen and rely of the wheels when it is time to restore its shapeprofile.

DO NOT USE the roughing gouge on end grain. After a few tries it goes real easy. The platform rest is great for scrapers spindle roughing out gouges or parting tools.

Take the flat stones 250 grit 600 grit and 1200 grit and apply glass cleaner fluid on top of them to lubricate the surface to make sure that particles have grit. 1 Position the bowl gouge in the jig with the pointed leg of the jig facing backward and down. Keep it parallel to the flute.