How To Sharpen A Thin Parting Tool
Took it over to the 1 belt sander cleaned up the blade a little more and fine tuned the wood edges.
How to sharpen a thin parting tool. Next I took the blade over to the disk sander and ground it down to bare metal. As a woodturner you need to know how to sharpen your woodturning tools. How to best sharpen your thin parting tool.
I lightly rub the bevel on the tool against the card or paddle until I can see that the surface of the bevel has been refreshed. I was working on a handle for a gouge blade. Your first sharpening will just remove the point.
Using My New Parting Tool. Handel up the top edge of the parting tool engages the wood and the tool handle goes down making a parting cut with the topmedge of the tool until the lower bevel is on the wood then do the peeling cut. Instead grind the profile first by feeding the nose of the tool into a sharpening machine.
Next I took the blade over to the disk sander and ground it down to bare metal. A hone is quite effective because of the small surface area involved. Double Angle Sorby Thin Parting Tool I shaped the end of the blade like the Sorby Parting Tool double angle look.
Learn how to sharpen a parting tool on your bench grinderShop sharpening supplies. I even show some very close ups of the edge. A trick I learned from Stewart Batty to leave a sharp corner Is to start the parting Point down handle up.
This groove made deep and wide enough will keep the tool from tipping as you grind the tool because the edges of the groove support a wider area of the tool giving it support. Just a slight touch to the grinder is all thats needed. Some use a slow speed grinder to create a hollow grind so that honing on a stone between uses is quicker.