Woodworking Tool Sharpening Angles

It s a stupid little block of wood with stops on it for many common chisel sharpening angles i use with my side clamp honing guide sometimes called the eclipse guide because that was an original manufacturer.

Woodworking tool sharpening angles. How easily we can slice the fibres. Gouge side bevel profile best ok x no x no sum of angles equals 60 70 deg. Next fasten your tool into the varigrind jig. Making a chisel sharpening jig with stops for a honing guide isn t a new idea.

Establish the bevel angle by setting the blade s extension from the honing guide setting the tool rest the correct distance from the grinding wheel or adjusting the table on the belt grinder. 0 0 heel spindle roughing gouge 40 50 deg. A wheeled honing guide though maintains the tool at the correct sharpening angle as you roll it back and forth over an abrasive. Ensure that the raptor tool touches the wheel at two points and is resting firmly in the wolverine jig.

Rest the handle of the tool on the bench and tip the tool so its angle is vertical. Now with the tool flat on the rest gently press the scraper s tip into the wheel and follow the shape of the edge. When working by hand the edge of our tool is our main control. Guideline for grinding woodturning tool angles scraper 80 00 70 80 deg.

55 65 deg. 35 00 reverse angle or negative rake scraper 40 00 spindle gouge 40 45 deg. While there is more to consider in edge geometry than just the angle of cut i e durability you could reasonably sharpen the bevel on the iron of a low angle block plane iron to 33 degrees. How smooth we ll leave a surface.

Lock your wrist to maintain that angle. Align the tool angle with the stone. Move the stone against the stationary tool in any direction sharpening the tool. Adjust the platform until the wheel touches the middle of the bevel.

Given its 12º bed angle you would end up with an angle of cut of 45 degrees 12º 33º 45º the same as on a standard angle plane. It takes a practiced hand to freehand sharpen without accidentally changing the bevel angle or putting the cutting edge out of square with the tool edge. Low speed grinders such as tormek veritas work sharp and lap sharp have specific tool holders and angle gauges to help set the bevel angle correctly. To get the balance right we need to match our sharpening stones to our tools choose a method that s right for our steel type and develop a routine that can become a background habit.

A technique for maintaining an accurate angle is to hold the tool upright so you can easily see the angle.