How To Make A Wood Turning Tool Sharpening Jig

Now I glue a piece of plywood to the bottom.

How to make a wood turning tool sharpening jig. Woodcut Tools Tru-Grind Base Slide for use with a Turning Tool Sharpener Jig for Woodturning Tool Sharpening on a CBN Wheel 47 out of 5 stars 11 6995 69. The end result should be the point of the parting tool be ground to a sharp squared of point. It is a user-friendly tool for sharpening all the tools like gouges chisels scrapers parting tools skews and carving tools.

This is a must-have tool for sharpening all your lathe tools. Then I made repeated passes till I had a nice V groove cut into the wood at the appropriate spots. Ensure that the raptor tool touches the wheel at two points and is resting firmly in the wolverine jig.

I mark and cut the main piece again to make it more comfortable when sharpening. You can either have the supplier cut the steel or do it yourself. Set Wolverine Jig Arm.

Adjust the jigs leg per the manufacturers instructions set it in the V-rest and then slide the rest out so that the center of the bevel rests on the center of the wheel. Using the raptor set up tool set the wolverine jig arm to the appropriate angle. The Multi-Jig For Sharpening Skew Chisels Gouges Beading Tools and More.

Straight or Curved Edge Sharpener Tormek SVS-50. Shaping skew chisels are pretty easy to do as well. Learn how using a jig when sharpening your woodturning tools allows you to sharpen your tools consistently reduces the amount of material removed.

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. Now turn the grinder on and lower the tool onto the wheel. The jig produces razor-sharp tools.