Ken Cook
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*Noob alert*
I'm new to lathe tool sharpening{all sharpening to be honest}, & I'm curious if I'm headed in the right direction...this is my larger spindle gouge, not sure if it's 5/8" or 3/4" as I haven't given it much thought anyways, here's the edge/profile or whatever it's referred to as, that I put on it today...I've read that it should resemble a ladies{?} fingernail and with anywhere from a 30 to 45 degree angle...this was approx. 40 degrees, but it looks to me to be a little pointed if that makes sense...any thoughts, comments or suggestions whole-heartily welcomed...Thanks in advance
It seems to work OK for me, but my lack of skills and practicing on punky spalted maple has me desiring some more advanced observations...
this is what I've been playing with, from the deep dark dilapidated depths of my firewood stack
as brittle as my wife's nerves when I say I'm going to the borg
Managed to save this little tid-bit
I'm new to lathe tool sharpening{all sharpening to be honest}, & I'm curious if I'm headed in the right direction...this is my larger spindle gouge, not sure if it's 5/8" or 3/4" as I haven't given it much thought anyways, here's the edge/profile or whatever it's referred to as, that I put on it today...I've read that it should resemble a ladies{?} fingernail and with anywhere from a 30 to 45 degree angle...this was approx. 40 degrees, but it looks to me to be a little pointed if that makes sense...any thoughts, comments or suggestions whole-heartily welcomed...Thanks in advance
It seems to work OK for me, but my lack of skills and practicing on punky spalted maple has me desiring some more advanced observations...
this is what I've been playing with, from the deep dark dilapidated depths of my firewood stack
as brittle as my wife's nerves when I say I'm going to the borg
Managed to save this little tid-bit