Grinding advice

[Curt Fuller]

I have a 3/8 Henry Taylor spindle gouge that I can't sharpen without getting a point at the tip. I've never had this problem with any other gouges but they're all larger. Is there a secret to sharpening a smaller gouge and keeping it rounded?

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Curt.......I was having the same trouble with my Robert Larson gouge.

I use a Wolverine grinding jig. I ended up changing the angle of the bevel and spending more time grinding in the middle.

[Michael Stafford]

Are you gentlemen using the Wolverine vari-grind jig? If so the secret is spend less time on the sides and shorten up the point. If you bring back the ears a little more and shorten the tip you will get a more rounded fingernail profile.

[Bernie Weishapl]

When I contacted Oneway about the Wolverine jig they said the same thing as Mike. Spend a little more time on the nose and a little less on the sides. They have a video on their website you can watch that shows you how to do this. They did a specfic little spot showing how to do this. It helped me a bunch when do my spindle gouges. Hope this helps Curt.

[Corey Hallagan]

I pulled one out of the crapper by doing just what Mike says. Any time I am sharpening and I start to get pointy, I start grinding more in the center. Of course my buddy Bernie tipped me off to this and it works great after he talked to Oneway.

Corey

[Frank Fusco]

I sharpen freehand and watch what is happening. No problem with pointy points.

[Jim Becker]

Yea, the Vari-grind is the solution to this problem.

[Curt Fuller]

Thanks everyone. I use a home made wolverine-ish jig. This little gouge seems very sensitive to grinding, at least more so than my bigger ones. It only takes a split second to turn the edge blue. I try working at the center just a little longer though.