Brill thanks Ben. Wish I had a grinding wheel :D Just bought a second hand Maple gouge that needs some work. Guess I'm going to be some time with the old diamonds :)
Honing is very satisfying to my ears when i do it. & then i love hearing the slight noise we get when we use very sharp to0ls on our w0od projects. I do not have them to0ls you have but i always manage to get a nice edge on each of them.
Thank you, Ben for showing how you sharpen your pole lathe chisels. I would have liked to see a comparison of turning before and after sharpening to get a comparison of what to expect. The Setup you have is quite advanced, someone starting out or on a limited budget will hardly be able to justify buying a Tormek. You mention bench stones as an alternative, but not how that would be done. It looks like the final demonstration was with a different chisel than the one you actually sharpened, though I suppose it doesn't make a big difference when both are sharpened the same way. I'm looking forward to watching the other parts of the series.
Great video, what is the difference between wood turning and carving chisel gouges? you touched on this in your video. I ordered some A.Iles chisels, for simple texturing of wooden trays, but two of the three I ordered are long and heavy 300mm/11.3/4" in total. They were under wood carving section but I feel those should be used for carving a real size bear rather than small tea tray. Can you advise? Thanks
Hi Lucy no problem well often if they are for woodcarving they are often geared up for hitting with a mallet. You might want to get what they call palm carving tools they are more hand held type of tools for your finer carving. Hope that helps. cheers Ben
1. Chisels are flat, gouges are curved. There's no such thing as a chisel gouge. 2. Wood turning tools typically have much longer handles than woodcarving tools. The longer handles provide leverage against the item being carved on the lathe. 3. Iles woodcarving tools are known for being particularly long - but the handles are normal length. Compare yours to Iles woodturning tools, you'll see the handles are much longer.
No problem well I had a T7 super grind for about 20 years but the new T8 is amazing. If you can afford the larger grinder the larger diameter wheel is a an advantage but if not the the T4 will be great just a little slower at removing larger amounts of steel. Hope that helps cheers Ben
I should imagine if you have ground off the square corner of your gouge it mean you and pivoting the chisel left and right on the wheel and not keeping the edge square to the wheel at all times. Personally I do this on purpose and don’t like the sharp corners on the gouge for turning. But if you do what them for carving ensure you keep the edge of the tool parallel or square to the surface of the wheel. Hope that helps cheers Ben
Great tutorial Ben! Can I ask, what make/size/sweep are the gouges?
Brill thanks Ben. Wish I had a grinding wheel :D Just bought a second hand Maple gouge that needs some work. Guess I'm going to be some time with the old diamonds :)
Thanks so much for sharing. Just bought my first gouge!
Honing is very satisfying to my ears when i do it. & then i love hearing the slight noise we get when we use very sharp to0ls on our w0od projects. I do not have them to0ls you have but i always manage to get a nice edge on each of them.
Ben, Spot on Excellent! Well done M8......Aho....
Brilliant video, thank you!
Got a reference number for that universal jig Ben ?
Thank you, Ben for showing how you sharpen your pole lathe chisels. I would have liked to see a comparison of turning before and after sharpening to get a comparison of what to expect. The Setup you have is quite advanced, someone starting out or on a limited budget will hardly be able to justify buying a Tormek. You mention bench stones as an alternative, but not how that would be done. It looks like the final demonstration was with a different chisel than the one you actually sharpened, though I suppose it doesn't make a big difference when both are sharpened the same way. I'm looking forward to watching the other parts of the series.
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Great video, what is the difference between wood turning and carving chisel gouges? you touched on this in your video. I ordered some A.Iles chisels, for simple texturing of wooden trays, but two of the three I ordered are long and heavy 300mm/11.3/4" in total. They were under wood carving section but I feel those should be used for carving a real size bear rather than small tea tray. Can you advise? Thanks
Hi Lucy no problem well often if they are for woodcarving they are often geared up for hitting with a mallet.
You might want to get what they call palm carving tools they are more hand held type of tools for your finer carving. Hope that helps.
cheers Ben
1. Chisels are flat, gouges are curved. There's no such thing as a chisel gouge.
2. Wood turning tools typically have much longer handles than woodcarving tools. The longer handles provide leverage against the item being carved on the lathe.
3. Iles woodcarving tools are known for being particularly long - but the handles are normal length. Compare yours to Iles woodturning tools, you'll see the handles are much longer.
Can you suggest which Tormick grinder to purchase?
No problem well I had a T7 super grind for about 20 years but the new T8 is amazing.
If you can afford the larger grinder the larger diameter wheel is a an advantage but if not the the T4 will be great just a little slower at removing larger amounts of steel. Hope that helps
cheers Ben
Do tormek still sell this jig? Great video btw.
How many price pls I want to buy tools
Can anyone suggest why my effort left me with a rounded end? (I mean rounded off where it should be square at the end).
I should imagine if you have ground off the square corner of your gouge it mean you and pivoting the chisel left and right on the wheel and not keeping the edge square to the wheel at all times. Personally I do this on purpose and don’t like the sharp corners on the gouge for turning. But if you do what them for carving ensure you keep the edge of the tool parallel or square to the surface of the wheel. Hope that helps cheers Ben
@@BenOrford Thanks for the reply. On reflection, you could well be right. I may have rushed it, too!
You're not curring corners, it seems... XD (couldn't resist a pun)