Homemade Sharpening Jig

[Jason Slutsky]

Not having $150 at the time to go spend on a Wolverine or Kelton jig, I was looking online for jigs that people made themselves and found this.

http://www.aroundthewoods.com/sharp.shtml

Seems very simple to make and may hold me over until I get some extra turning cash.

Does anybody see a drawback in this jig that they could point out?

[Adam Bauer]

Looks just like a wooden version of the wolverine jig to me. I think it will work just as good. The only drawback I can see it the wood might not last as long as the metal that the wolverine is made of. However, when that happens you can just build a new one.

[Dario Octaviano]

Check these too...

http://www.atbq.qc.ca/jm2/

http://www2.woodcraft.com/pdf/77B61.pdf

It will work...I made mine that way .

[Jason Slutsky]

Thanks Dario. I did make a jig this evening and it works pretty good. Looks much like the one in the links from my earlier post. It's nothing fancy but solid and effective. I now have a nice even grind on all my tools...except the skew which I hone by hand.

[Dario Octaviano]

The result is all that matters ...makes you feel good using a tool you made doesn't it? And you saved a ton of money too!