How To Sharpen A Bowl Gouge Without A Jig

You might want to try keeping your hand steady while sharpening.

How to sharpen a bowl gouge without a jig. Follow this step-by-step tutorial and learn to sharpen your woodturning bowl gouge. For spindle gouges I go with the traditional fingernail grind. Its a good idea to have bowl gouges with different grinds.

If playback doesnt begin shortly try restarting your device. I touch the heel of the bevel to the wheel first and then tilt the bevel toward the wheel until I feel it make full contact. Make a sharpening jig set up for bowl gouges.

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. This process is optimal if youd like to replicate your tools factory grind. The video shows the proper tools and techniques required to sharpen a Bowl Gouge.

It can be a nightmare to try and sharpen wood turning chisels such as bowl spindle roughing gouges and you can easily ruin your expensive tools if your not careful. Bowl gouge material will need to be removed to make this new angle. Using the thickness of the bowl gouge shaft as a measuring dimension the side wings of this swept-back bowl gouge will be about two times longer than the thickness of the bowl gouge.

1 Position the bowl gouge in the jig with the pointed leg of the jig facing backward and down. Sharpening for a workflow which uses multiple bowl gouges - consider A relief ground into the bottom part of the gouge helps reduce bruising the wood as the turner comes around the inside curve of the bowl. We demonstrate sharpening the roughing gouge without the use of the wolverine jig.

These sharpening jigs give consistent grinds. At Lathe Tools UK we have dedicated ourselves to making top quality sharpening jigs that are simple to use whilst giving you the uniform sharp bevel edge we all need time after time. 2 Using a depth gauge jig Set the exact length of bowl gouge extension from the jig and tighten.