This is EXACTLY what I needed. Almost everything else out there talks about the diamond stones and I've never seen them use a plain old whetstone or sandpaper like those of us in the baby steps need. You are the BEST.
Good job man. I just came across some old school gouges from a friend of mine they were his grandfather's. Very Rusty and dull. I followed your advice and your video and they are back to life! Sharp As a Razor. Thanks for the videos.Brian,from The U.S.
I got myself a set of arkansas slip stones to hone my woodturning gouges with, to improve the edge from the grinder and make it last longer. Only 25 euros for a 4 piece set of white hard ones. Might be an option for people. I really like the old fashioned oil stones, I use a homemade belt sander for grinding, based on a sorby.
1873Winchester I've never tried slipstones myself but have heard good things. Very useful to be able to shape them to the specific tool that you're using. I've nothing against using a bench grinder either, especially on very tight sweep spindle gouges!
Fantastic technique!! What would you suggest regarding maintaining the sharpness , after following the steps in the video ? If I have a considerably sharp gouge , what steps should I follow (every second or third day or so ? ) to keep the tools sharp ? Thank you very much !
Thanks! If you use the gouge to the point where it’s dull and won’t cut, then you’ll need to repeat the whole process of honing the back bevel. You only need to use the sandpaper and block to polish the inside surface once. After that, just use the leather and polishing compound. For heavy use of the gouge, I would polish the back bevel on the leather strop every ten minutes or so, during use to keep the best possible edge.
I would have used wet sanding, I just didn’t have any! I would recommend using wet sanding to take the inside edge to a much higher grit than I do in the video. Thanks for commenting
Just subbed to your channel :) really helpful video ! Could I please ask you another question if you dont mind? I donot have any sharpening stones , they are difficult to find in my country and getting them is very expensive. However I do have a a range of sandpapers from 80 all the way to 12000 and also have a strop and the compound. . what all grit progression would you suggest me to go through ? Do I need to go all the way to 12000 and then the strop ?
No problem, sir! In reality, the higher grit you polish to, the finer the edge and in theory, the longer it should last. However, I just use 120, 600, 1000 then strop with the compound. This has served me well. I think the sandpaper method works fine, but always keep an eye out for some stones. Don’t get too bogged down by the grit number, find a course stone and a fine stone and keep your strop! If you have access to eBay, old oil stones can be readily found like the ones I have here in the video.
This is so helpful. I have no background in woodwork so am starting from scratch. I would love to find some old tools to recondition but was terrified of the cost of a bench grinder. I do have a question though, hope you can help.I am strict vegetarian so cannot use a leather strop. I have tried to make one with old jeans but it didn't really work. Do you have any idea?Thanks
Pat Grove hi, The reason the leather strop is used is because it is hard wearing, deforms when pressure is applied (which helps the wire edge on a blade to be removed) and that the fuzzy side has a good surface area for loading up with the polishing compound. Any other material which fits this criteria will work. You could try stretching a piece of denim tightly over a piece of thick cardboard glued to a piece of plywood. The cardboard will act as a stand in for the squishy nature of the leather. Staple the denim securely in place and hey presto! Good luck with the tool restoration, blunt and rusty doesn’t mean broken!
If u can get a piece, sometimes on eBay, firehose works almost as good as leather if u look around you could probably find natural death leather not sure of the best way to go about that maybe join some homesteading groups on Facebook don't know if you would be ok with using lathe from an animal that lived a full life and died of natural causes but it's an idea
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This is EXACTLY what I needed. Almost everything else out there talks about the diamond stones and I've never seen them use a plain old whetstone or sandpaper like those of us in the baby steps need. You are the BEST.
Shai Hawkins, no you are the best!
Good job man. I just came across some old school gouges from a friend of mine they were his grandfather's. Very Rusty and dull. I followed your advice and your video and they are back to life! Sharp As a Razor. Thanks for the videos.Brian,from The U.S.
Good to hear! Thank you
Thanks for showing us your take on this job .
I cant tell you how helpful this was, thanks a ton.
Thank you Sam!
Now I know how to sharpen my lathe gouges properly!
Top video, I didn't get bored or fast forward once so kudos to you my friend!
Natster Jam why thank you!
The custom block is a great idea that i will now be deploying. Thank you, stay sharp.
well done, very good to see technique taught instead of relying on gear
S Tolman thanks!
Great video, thank you Sam!
Thanks mate , quite helpful . Cheers
Great video. Thanks for sharing. Why isn’t there more videos about hand sharpening gouges?!?
Thank you for posting this! I like learning how to do things without machines when I can.
NikonErik thanks for watching!
Great video mate!
Literally just used this! Thanks!
Great vid! Are you by any chance a Paul Sellers fan?
Made me laugh with amazement when I saw you shaving your hair to demonstrate the sharpness of the Tool. Subscribed!
I got myself a set of arkansas slip stones to hone my woodturning gouges with, to improve the edge from the grinder and make it last longer. Only 25 euros for a 4 piece set of white hard ones. Might be an option for people. I really like the old fashioned oil stones, I use a homemade belt sander for grinding, based on a sorby.
1873Winchester I've never tried slipstones myself but have heard good things. Very useful to be able to shape them to the specific tool that you're using. I've nothing against using a bench grinder either, especially on very tight sweep spindle gouges!
Best sharping video
Very nice thank you so much
Fantastic technique!! What would you suggest regarding maintaining the sharpness , after following the steps in the video ? If I have a considerably sharp gouge , what steps should I follow (every second or third day or so ? ) to keep the tools sharp ? Thank you very much !
Thanks! If you use the gouge to the point where it’s dull and won’t cut, then you’ll need to repeat the whole process of honing the back bevel. You only need to use the sandpaper and block to polish the inside surface once. After that, just use the leather and polishing compound.
For heavy use of the gouge, I would polish the back bevel on the leather strop every ten minutes or so, during use to keep the best possible edge.
Thank you for the reply . Why do you prefer dry sanding over wet sanding for this technique if I may ask you that ?
I would have used wet sanding, I just didn’t have any! I would recommend using wet sanding to take the inside edge to a much higher grit than I do in the video. Thanks for commenting
Just subbed to your channel :) really helpful video ! Could I please ask you another question if you dont mind? I donot have any sharpening stones , they are difficult to find in my country and getting them is very expensive. However I do have a a range of sandpapers from 80 all the way to 12000 and also have a strop and the compound. . what all grit progression would you suggest me to go through ?
Do I need to go all the way to 12000 and then the strop ?
No problem, sir! In reality, the higher grit you polish to, the finer the edge and in theory, the longer it should last. However, I just use 120, 600, 1000 then strop with the compound. This has served me well. I think the sandpaper method works fine, but always keep an eye out for some stones. Don’t get too bogged down by the grit number, find a course stone and a fine stone and keep your strop! If you have access to eBay, old oil stones can be readily found like the ones I have here in the video.
Very good video. Shame you're not still producing!
So usefull ! You are the man!
This is so helpful. I have no background in woodwork so am starting from scratch. I would love to find some old tools to recondition but was terrified of the cost of a bench grinder. I do have a question though, hope you can help.I am strict vegetarian so cannot use a leather strop. I have tried to make one with old jeans but it didn't really work. Do you have any idea?Thanks
Pat Grove hi,
The reason the leather strop is used is because it is hard wearing, deforms when pressure is applied (which helps the wire edge on a blade to be removed) and that the fuzzy side has a good surface area for loading up with the polishing compound. Any other material which fits this criteria will work. You could try stretching a piece of denim tightly over a piece of thick cardboard glued to a piece of plywood. The cardboard will act as a stand in for the squishy nature of the leather. Staple the denim securely in place and hey presto!
Good luck with the tool restoration, blunt and rusty doesn’t mean broken!
Fantastic! Thanks for the tip, will give it a try.
You can simply use a piece of MDF charged with honing compound and it will pretty much do the same as a leather strop.
Mike Evans I haven’t tried this, but I’ll give it a go. Thanks for the tip!
If u can get a piece, sometimes on eBay, firehose works almost as good as leather if u look around you could probably find natural death leather not sure of the best way to go about that maybe join some homesteading groups on Facebook don't know if you would be ok with using lathe from an animal that lived a full life and died of natural causes but it's an idea
good instructional. to the point.
where may i find second hamd gouges? anyway tank you, that's the best metod
Simone Camplani eBay is a great place to start
Great many thanks. No more razors for me.
Cool. Thanks!
Cool mate
wich number/size is this gouge?
Daniel PN No. 7 sweep 38mm by Ashley Isles. What country are you in?
Hey Thanks!, i got a few Ashleys already, love them, gota get this one too. I just moved to Sweden
Ah! Good I was going to say, if you were in the U.K. You can get them from ToolNut.com, not sure about Sweden though!
ace video. I was just watching rag and bone brown sharpening chisels while looking for gouge sharpening vids. are you him? he has that vice.
Neil Virgo thanks! I don’t believe I am, but it is a good vice!
I don't have a vice. Some pretty bad habits, yes, but no vice!
Next video, how to stem the flow of blood from my shaved arm whilst applying bandage .
Hey guys! Just wanted to let you know that I have itchy bollocks
No you just talk bollocks
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You sound like Brian Cox..... do you do science n that? ;p
chris Bryson haha! Just northern!
Brian Cox is a bought man. He teaches false science. Pushes an agenda