Building a Lathe Tool Sharpening Jig

Building a Lathe Tool Sharpening Jig

Sharpeningjig1-SmBadger writes “This holiday season my lovely lady wife asked me what I wanted for Christmas. Since my hobby is hard to buy for, we often have these conversations. One of the things I had mentioned was a 8″ Slow Speed Grinder I had seen at Woodcraft (on sale no less) for sharpening lathe chisels. Something I haven’t really mastered the art of yet, but it’s hard to get good results on 80 grit 6″ grinder wheel.” Here’s how he made a lathe tool sharpening jig…Link.

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