Thread: Wolverine

I have a chisel sharpening jig you can come and have a look at, I can't remember what it is called though.

I looked it up, mine is a Heligrind.

A lot of turners use this type of jig, have alook at this one same principle and and cost efective it's almost not worth making your own http://www.shop.woodcut-tools.com/

I saw a Wolverine at the Prossy turnout last year, looks good, very solid.

I have a Uni-Jig 5 that I am happy with.

Thanks for your responces, I think that I will put that onto my todo list, it looks quite simple to do, so not too time consuming. It's not always about the money, the satisfaction of making something that works for me is the prime motivation.

Thanks Jack, I will come and check your jig out, maybe next week end if youre not going away?

Robert

I'll be here over easter, the wife is on call so we can't go away.

Only prob with that jig is that it will only give you a "cylindrical" grind. That is fine for the roughing gouge shown, and is a common grind for bowl gouges, and can work well.

However for Detail or Spindle gouges, it will not yield a very user friendly profile.

Heligrind is better, but most would recommend the Unijig, or one of the many which work on the same "offset axis" principle. They give you the opportunity to get a true "fingernail" grind on these tools, as well as making the laid-back "Glaser (or Irish or Celtic etc ) grind on your bowl gouge much easier to achieve.

regards

Originally Posted by Alastair

Only prob with that jig is that it will only give you a "cylindrical" grind. That is fine for the roughing gouge shown, and is a common grind for bowl gouges, and can work well.

However for Detail or Spindle gouges, it will not yield a very user friendly profile.

Heligrind is better, but most would recommend the Unijig, or one of the many which work on the same "offset axis" principle. They give you the opportunity to get a true "fingernail" grind on these tools, as well as making the laid-back "Glaser (or Irish or Celtic etc ) grind on your bowl gouge much easier to achieve.

You can get an option for it that does the swept back grind like the Unijig.
They call it the Vari-Grind attachment

The Tru Grind will also give you the Swept back style of grind
http://www.cws.au.com/cgi/index.cgi/..._id=1107453066

This is the only one of its type readily available in Australia. The Heligrind and Uni jig are no longer available.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

You can get an option for it that does the swept back grind like the Unijig.
They call it the Vari-Grind attachment

Yep Cliff,

That's it exactly. Concept identical to the unijig, Glaser jig, and a host of others, including my homebuilt

In general for those new to w/t, just a word to the wise. Unlike the Heligrind, which installs a predetermined profile on the tool, all of these style jigs only establish, and allow you to replicate, the ANGLES at the tip and sides of the grind. They do not determine the PROFILE of the tool. That you have to control yourself, as you grind the tool.

This is particularly true when doing a laid back bowl gouge grind. If the tool has a "U" shaped flute, like the P&N, there is a strong tendency for it to grind with a pointy tip, and "hooked" wings, if given half a chance.

regards

I've been after a Wolverine for a long time - for plane and bench chisel blades, not for lathe chisels. In other words the small rest.

Does anyone know if they are sold in Oz? Or anyone have one to sell/swap?

Regards from Perth

Derek

I'm back again.

This has really turned into a discussion. Thanks guys, there are a lot of products out there and those newbies like me to wood turning need your experienced opinions. It seems that some more research is warranted.

Derek, I got that picture from the woodsmith magazine vol 31. if that helps.

Robert

Derek the Wolverine is not available here you would have to contact Oneway direct to get one.

The one I saw at Prossy last year was bought in by an international visitor who had been invited to Prossy.