Russell Neyman
03-21-2012, 10:18 AM
At this month's Olympic Woodturner's meeting (March 28th, for those of you who live in the Seattle area) Dave Schweitzer is going to demonstrate his sharpening system. What I like about his approach to grinding his deep-fluted bowl gouges is the extremely long grind, much deeper than I usually see. Most grinds are roughly 90 degrees at the apex, but Dave gives it a much longer rake. His gouges have a much deeper flute, too, so that probably makes a difference. I stole this photo off of the D-Way website to show you what I'm talking about.
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While I'm touting Dave's tools, I purchased one of his detail scrapers and have found it extremely useful. He calls it his "diamond tool" and lists it in the beading tool category, but I find it most useful for reaching into the very small areas of a feature or for creating a grove for a burn line. It's very small and teardrop-shaped, and made from some darn tough steel. Here's another shot from the website:
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For those of you in the Seattle area, this month's demonstration (March 28th) will be a multiple subject affair, with four different demos going on simutaneously. Dave's sharpening will be only one of them. My hat's off to the officers for coming up with a new way to make the educational segment more useful.
227698
While I'm touting Dave's tools, I purchased one of his detail scrapers and have found it extremely useful. He calls it his "diamond tool" and lists it in the beading tool category, but I find it most useful for reaching into the very small areas of a feature or for creating a grove for a burn line. It's very small and teardrop-shaped, and made from some darn tough steel. Here's another shot from the website:
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For those of you in the Seattle area, this month's demonstration (March 28th) will be a multiple subject affair, with four different demos going on simutaneously. Dave's sharpening will be only one of them. My hat's off to the officers for coming up with a new way to make the educational segment more useful.