How To Sharpen A Bowl Gouge Without A Jig

I Messed Up My Bowl Gouge Sharpening Angles.

How to sharpen a bowl gouge without a jig. Look at the gap in the bowl gouge sharpening bevel angle. Tighten the thumbscrew until it is snug against the flute of the bowl gouge. A fingernail profile with a 55 degree sweep and 50 degree nose bevel angle would be good for a bowl gouge.

Other angles can be used according to preference or for particular purposes. For spindle gouges I go with the traditional fingernail grind. Bowl gouge material will need to be removed to make this new angle.

Place a pen or pencil along the side of the bowl gouge and use your thumb to mark the width of the gouge. The Tormek handbook Water Cooled Sharpening of Edge. First well color the cutting edge of the gouge to determine if our grinding platform is set at the desired angle.

Because you will be sharpening a fingernail profile you cannot have the tool sit flat on the toolrest. 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. The video shows the proper tools and techniques required to sharpen a Bowl Gouge.

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. Make a sharpening jig set up for bowl gouges. You might want to try keeping your hand steady while sharpening.

Videos you watch may be. Sharpening without a Jig This is fairly the same process as before less the adjustments of the gouge to the jig. My method of sharpening the Bowl Gouge.