Grinding Station - Sharpening Woodturning Tools, Chisels & Cutting Irons

Nice! I can’t seem to find that exact green tool rest. Link for it?

do you think that carbide bits are better than chisels?

Decent little video, I’m exactly where you are at the moment ref sharpening lathe tools…..flinched when you plonked the plane down flat😉

Very good

lets be honest setting up the tool rest rest is a pain, loosen the table, roughly set it, check for contact, give the table a tap, check again, "frustrating", although not available now, robo hippy made an adjustable tool rest, pre set angles, seconds to change angle. repeatability every time. Mike Waldt has done a video on it. surely someone is capable of manufacturing a similiar tool rest, and get us out of the dark ages

Thanks Keith, Just what I'm looking for,

Excellent info Thanks

Great video, very helpful, I think a lot of us are in the same boat as we want to be able to do things without breaking the bank, Keep up the great work.

Anyone else think he said "I got laid recently and I talked about that in a recent video?" :). If it wasn't for the graphic that said "lathe" I'd have no idea. :)

Well it's been a year since you've been freehand sharpening. Does practice make perfect?

Super helpful, thanks.

I like this video. I am also on a budget, I found this to be very helpful as I am going to build a similar set up. Thank you.

A wider wheel would be better for gouges i set mine at 40 degrees but everyone has their own preferences

Nice that you can use a 6 inch grinder. Most of the local experts say 8 inch in minimum.

thanks for your work on the video.

Your link for your Tool Rest is a broken, and no longer working

I like the idea of this because even though I’m not the greatest when it comes to chiselling out a hinge or things along those lines but having a properly sharpened chisel helps a great deal. Great video Keith 👍🏼👍🏼

Very useful vid - do you have a current link for the grinding guide ? it looks simple and good

Hi there, love these vids. Can you tell me where I can buy the green wood sharpening jig ? CHEERS
JOHN

Ok ex hv

I'm in the same boat...got a good lathe cheap, with some Marples chisels, but farmer Brown got his goat to sharpen them with an angle grinder...
Australian wood is very hard on the tools, and after looking into sharpening jigs/stones...and being a metal fab engineer...i knew there had to be an easy option, but yes the reduction of the radius on the wheel and the angle of the tool will change, but i feel comforted by your " angle is close enough"....
height of the tool rest/angle of the chisel/how much i care...etc, etc...some videos make it seem so imperative, you may as well use a metal lathe

Clever and resourceful and good low cost.

Good content, great info aimed at the smaller workshop (and I’ve got the tiniest), but I’m gonna use that knowledge for my setup, thanks

Really not boring at all. I have been sharpening chisels for years & that's really not a issue. Sometime this coming year I will buy a lathe & therefore sharpening becomes a different ball game. You have illustrated common sense & a practical approach so you give me food for thought going forwards about what can be done. Nice video, well presented. Thank you.

Just bought my first lathe. Really useful thanks..

Cool thanks

You are a clever lad!

Great video, great tool shooting jig and adaption ideas. Did you have any issues with ‘blueing the steel ‘ ie excessive frictional heat modifying the microstructure of the steel cutting edge, excessive heat can soften the steel blade. Hence, round water cooled sharpening stones powered by hand ,or low speed drive belts eg torment. I was told these type of grinders are too fast for tool sharpening ?

The Robert Sorby pro edge sharpening setup is close to $1000 here in Aus

The blue wheel looks good was hoping to see it used more

Awesome. Thanks very much for the video. It's the perfect compromise of
-cost
-ease of use
-precision
- quality of work.
Love it. Keep up the good work

That was awesome!! Thank you.

Good work.

Good luck trying to sharpen a fingernail bowl gouge without a jig

Interesting thanks.

Clever. Thank you. I needed it.

Great video Keith, I wondered whether you could route out the radius of your gauge with a core box bit and line it out with some 120 scratch and take some of the uneven Ness out on the grind,I don't think the channel would need to be perfect,Just a thought anyway carry on the goodwork

Awesome..

As per .tip top video.
wtuytf.

Great video Iv ordered myself one of them rests now my chisels are ready for a sharpen up

Thanks for sharing this video! One suggestion for bowl gouges: consider a diamond hone card for touch ups between grinding. I watched a video by turner Gord Rock who demonstrated this

My brief research found that CBN wheels also need quite a powerful grinder (450W+) and ideally a slow speed as well (~1500 vs. regular ~3000 rpm).

Thats what we need. Cheap simple and effective. Everyone has a bench grinder lol ( except me😒). I dont mean that as being disrespectful its a really good idea for us beginners to get the results of a pro. Well done Keith 👏 .

just want add 1 thing only, as far as bowl gouges sharpening goes, jigs are neccesary! there almost no way u can sharpen them perfectly with out 1 or atleast nearly impossible!

I must overcome my dislike of sharpening, I think i'll get better results if i do! Your video is thought provoking, instructional, and inspirational, cheers Keith.

nicely done..

No need to swing the gouge with that type of grind, you just need to twist it same as for a spindle roughing gouge etc. You only really need a jig to swing the chisel for grinds with swept back wings such as a fingernail or Irish grind. Might be helpful to make a block of wood with a v grove (that points towards the wheel. Then when clamped down it will allow you to twist the gouge for a perfect grind every time.

I need this so bad

"I'm using brass washers here just because I'm fancy, no not really they were the only ones I had that were the right size"
🤣🤣hahahahahahhaha🤣🤣
Nice setup, mate. 👍🏽

Nice practical set-up. The CBN wheel seems to do a good job. Maybe you could fit a knob to that bolt instead of having to use a spanner to adjust the angle?