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. When in use scrapers do not cut with a sharp edge presented at an acute angle in. You might want to try keeping your hand steady while sharpening. Here are the bowl gouge sharpening techniques step-by-step.

Further he shows how to sharpen a parting tool and a skew using the closed seat of the SVS-50. Always use these gouges on material that is turned between centers and the wood fibers run parallel to the lathe bed. I use a round fish hook sharpening diamond hone.

Bowl Gouge Sharpening Techniques. 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. The roughing gouge and spindle roughing gouge is very easy to use provided you use it in the correct manner.

If the gouge profile is one you like then sharpen heel to nose following the bevel all the way aroudn the curve. It will go away on its own after the first few hundred revolutions of the wood against it. Small form scrapers are best ground to an edge on the table rest to about a 15 relief angle.

1 Position the bowl gouge in the jig with the pointed leg of the jig facing backward and down. Its toward the end of this one. You dont want to round over that edge you just want the burr gone.

He uses flat stones in this case diamond stones in coarse 250. Keep in mind these steps incorporate the Oneway sharpening system to produce consistent and repeatable results each time. This weeks video shows how I sharpen mine.