Can anyone identify this sharpening jig and tell me a little about it? Seems to me it could be for gouges, but it also might be used for drill bits. I inserted a dowel into the topmost holder for clarity.
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Can anyone identify this sharpening jig and tell me a little about it? Seems to me it could be for gouges, but it also might be used for drill bits. I inserted a dowel into the topmost holder for clarity.
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Russell Neyman.
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Instructor: The Woodturning Experience
Puget Sound, Washington State
"Outside of a dog, there's nothing better than a good book; inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
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I think it's the Kodiak system.
https://woodturnerswonders.com/colle...rpening-system
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I agree with Ed. I have a Kodiak system.Originally Posted by Edward Weber
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Thanks. It certainly looks the same.
Russell Neyman.
Writer - Woodworker - Historian
Instructor: The Woodturning Experience
Puget Sound, Washington State
"Outside of a dog, there's nothing better than a good book; inside of a dog it's too dark to read."
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I have this same jig and I think it predates the Kodiak jig. The difference is that it has a captured allen wrench along one side of the jig that is supposed to be used to determine the amount of stick-out. I went downstairs to my shop last night to see if I could find the printed material that came with the jig and I couldn't find it. My memory seems to recall that it was an Australian item, possibly True Cut. I know they have a completely difference jig now.
Personally, I like the Wolverine Vari-grind better - I find this jig very difficult to set to get a consistent wing grind on my gouges. Your mileage may vary.
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Originally it was called the SharpFast.
I've got lots of practice at making firewood!
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