Thread: Fingernail profile sharpening jig

G'day CT, yeah, somewhere on the bleeding hard drive I've got a set of drawings from some Frog that lotsa guys have found useful.

Gotta go out now. Would you mind sending me a PM as a reminder? (Yeah, it's going to be that kind of outing!)

Voici ma station d'

The wooden "home made version" jig worked fine for me.

Plans are here http://shapewood.co.uk/Documents/sharpe1.PDF

A few other designs here http://www.harderwoods.com/gougejig.html

Hi CT,
This site Around the Woods: Contents
It has step by step on making a jig and using it as well as a lot of other good info. Cost to build should be almost SFA.
I used this site a lot when I began turning and still have a look now and then as it is a mine of good information.
Regards
John

Ah yes, I've seen Nalmo's station. Very schmick!

Ct,
I was in the same situation new bowl gouge and not happy to use it till I got a good a reasonable jig. I found the one at around the woods and it works for me.

I used the one at around the woods. It is simple to build and easy to use.
There are a few pages, (6), to it and starts here:
Wood Turning Tools: Sharpening

I am using it also to do my Oland tool tips as well.

Thanks guys, I'd seen both verisons before but the Round the Woods one seems a bit flimsy, but if Cultana has had success with it I might give it a go tomorrow as it won't take up too much time to build.

The French one I've also come across and really liked the look of, but I could never find the dimensions and the photos when blown up were too pixilated to measure acurately. Thanks muchly Nalmo for supplying the additional link for the plans. If there are no further suggestions then this will probably be the eventual one I make.

Once again, many thanks guys.

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

Thanks guys, I'd seen both verisons before but the Round the Woods one seems a bit flimsy, but if Cultana has had success with it I might give it a go tomorrow as it won't take up too much time to build.

The French one I've also come across and really liked the look of, but I could never find the dimensions and the photos when blown up were too pixilated to measure acurately. Thanks muchly Nalmo for supplying the additional link for the plans. If there are no further suggestions then this will probably be the eventual one I make.

Once again, many thanks guys.

I used some bits of hardwood instead of the ply as per the web pages. Yes looks flimsy but it isn't if done properly.
Also I used 2 bolts to lock the arm down, made the leg about 7" and used an angle of 45 degs for the leg. use this for spindle, bowl gouges and Oland tips.

If you can get access to a welder you could copy mine. Check it out at the bottom of this page and I can give you some dimensions if you need them

Hey Chief, if your dead set on making the jig from scratch...more power to ya'.

If you do happen to decide to buy one, you can't go wrong with the Wolverine set-up.

Good luck.

We don't see the Wolverines downunder Ed. Tru-Grind seems to be the main contender. Or the Tormek BGM plus bank-breaking jigs.

t here are the pics I said I would post. Hope it give you some idea on the Around the Woods jig set up.



Pic 1:
The sidearm is made for a piece of hardwood I got off an old pallet. It is 75 x 20 x 840mm. There is a 5/16” slot down the middle. The two hex bolts are 5/61” and screw into T nuts underneath the table. I thought this more stable than a single bolt and dowel guide.
To make sure that there was no flex in the slot I glued a bit of timber across the open end of the slot. This also gives the slot a tight fit on each of the two bolts.

Pic 2:
These are the 3 basic jigs I made.
a : small jig for the 3/8” Oland tip.
b : small jig for a 1/4” x 1/4” Oland tip. Hence the two bolts. Here I just threaded the wood with 1/4 BSW threads. I think the timber is Maranti or similar. Again just some scrap lying about.
c : The bowl gouge jig. The hole which the gouges goes in is 13mm.
d.1 : The gouge is held in place by a 1/4” BSW bolt. It is held in the block with a flanged insert nut,(d.2).
d.2 : the flanged insert nut. These are normally M6 threaded but I rethreaded it to 1/4 BSW.
e : is a piece of timber with a 13mm hole 2” deep to set the gouge correctly in the jig. The web uses a block of wood with little stops on it for different gouges. Since I used 2” for both spindle and bowl gouges this arrangement suited me.

Pic 3: The Oland tol tip on the grinder.

Pic 4: the Oland tool. Since it has a 1” steel shaft I decided it was quicker and easier to deal with just taking the tip out and sharpening that vs. trying to hold the whole tool. The tool is 34” long with a 22” shaft, not lightweight.

Originally Posted by rsser

We don't see the Wolverines downunder Ed. Tru-Grind seems to be the main contender. Or the Tormek BGM plus bank-breaking jigs.

Have heard good things about the Tru-Grind also, Ern...and,yep, "bank-breaking" and Tormek seem to go hand in hand. 'Course what doesn't these days??

Cultana's version of the 'Round the Woods jig seems to be OK, it looks like I'll be building a similar version next weekend. I tried to find time to do it yesterday but to no avail. hy can't the weekend be longer?

Originally Posted by Ed Reiss

Have heard good things about the Tru-Grind also, Ern...and,yep, "bank-breaking" and Tormek seem to go hand in hand. 'Course what doesn't these days??

Tru-Grind is a real winner and a must for all Woodturners. Couldn't do without one.
Forget Tormek as the wheel runs far too slow for this type of tool sharpening.

Cheers
Edwards