I was going to figure out how to make one of these- I have an unfortunate allergy to spending money on crap I can easily make. You saved me the time and trouble of figuring it out, gave me the proper dimensions, and did it all with grace and humor! Thank you from my heart, Cap'n Eddie!
Bought me a slow speed grinder at wood crafters for Christmas. Made the jig and started sharpening. I fell in love with turning all over again. Thanks Captain
You sir are my hero! Every other video I’ve seen says we need to buy a £200 kit (including P&P to the U.K.). I’ve bought a lathe as an addition to my shop to enable me to do more within my usual woodworking, I have no intention of making it the primary purpose of my 'shop. Yours is the first sharpening video I’ve seen that’s truly inclusive.
Hey Captain you are a classic, I am a 50 odd year wood worker who is starting to take up wood turning..Have bought a lathe and have been watching all your videos. hey Buddy many thanx for all your info, .. you are a god send. Keep up the best wood turning videos i have ever seen..
I’m really glad your feeling better Eddie you scared me it’s kind of weird you watch enough of these videos and you really feel like you know people keep making the videos buddy we love em
I ran across this gentleman video a little while back, maybe about a month ago, and up until this point I was chasing perfection through methods that did not work for me. I learned from him that I don't need perfect I just need to get the project done. by applying what I learned I have now been able to sharpen most of my plane collection to almost razor sharp and consistent. also without jigs. Watch his videos you are going to learn something weather you know it or not. 👍👍. One more thing... share. ☺️
Just what I was looking for. I'm going to use metal pipe and an old metal compass and tack weld it. Same concept but using what I got in my shop lol. Thanks for the quick easy tutorial.
Hey Cap'n Eddie!! Just found you on TH-cam. Love your style! No wonder, yer from 'Nawlins. Me too, I grew up in Harahan! I'm living in Denver now but sure miss home sometime, especially when I hear your accent! I am just learning how to turn wood. I turned a Stanley #5 Plane knob out of Rosewood. My first project and it came out real nice. I refurbished the plane for my son, who was born in Opelousas close to Lafayette. Anyway, I like your channel! I'll come back some more. Thank you very much! Great videos!!! Dave Henderson
Two years before you put out this video I bought a full wolverine setup, and tommorow I planned on finally installing it. And now I want to make this... I'm hopeless I suppose, oh well, might as well roll with it.
I can hear the big corporates teeth grinding - *Eddie* makes jigs so cheap, it accelerates the industry's downfall. But Captain: you're sure one heck of a badass. Your vids - always a pleasure.
Thanks Eddie for the tip on the Chuck. I am piling up Wild Cherry Coffee Mug Shavings by the barrel ful. Hickory Hammers by The Dozens. Thanks Buddy. Hope you are doing well.
Long Live Cap'n Eddie!, I have a mig welder, and after watching this i spent 4 full days in the garage and made a total clone of this and the wolverine system, then i made a kick ass Wheel Dressing Jig, all powder coated!
Thank you Capt. Great idea. I plan to make one. Love your on screen style. You were made for the camera. I'm a new turner so all these videos are a great help to me. Thanks again.
I'd been pretty dissatisfied with my grinds so I thought I'd give it a whirl. I ended up turning a tube out of some scrap maple, but I you inspired me to make one. It took a little while on the regrind, but I am absolutely thrilled with the new grind! Thanks!
Love ya ta bits man no waffle no mess just straight at it bish bash bosh job done.totally refreshing after some of the long winded videos ya get.thanks mate. Tell from the UK
Well I made one and it works great. Of course I still need more practice but thank you. Oh yeah I made mine using a metal pipe nipple and yep I broke the bolt off at the treads. Didn't wait for it to get it hot enough to bend. Bummer. All's well that ends well. I have one now. Thanks Capt. Tom
Hey Captain, I am a new turner and absolutely love watching your videos. I do have a question for you on this video. Do you have any diagrams for the basket portion of this jig. I have tried o build my own but it's just not right yet. So any advice would be very helpful. Thank you so much for doing what you do! Bob
Thanks Cap'n Ed! I've been looking for a cheap way to make a jig for sometime.. I've never ever considering spending £25 ($39.70) on one of those fancy ones at the tool shop. Waste of money! Best of all, if your one breaks, simply make another! Thumbs Up :)
Not too far is okay. The 4x7 is reall critical to get a great grind. Where do I have 6" ? let me know what sketch because I'll fix that. The rod is 6" long.
Hello fellow TH-cam hobby nuts, Apparently this lovable old man had a stroke sometime back with plans on returning to the workshop, I don't think he was able to do so, I dont have all that much time myself, god bless him. I wanted to help people out if building this jig, I was a GM mechanic for 30 years and just made this style set up out of steel. I started by making the the base sliding arm under the grinding wheel, and then made the jig shown here, (the "base arm" spec's to hold this jig are) He states 4 inches lower than the center of the wheel......OK He states 7 inches out front from the face of the grinding wheel.....OK He states 2 inches of chisel extending out of tool...............OK You made the tool "exactly as described" in the online plan Print out....OK After all that your finished grind angle is still off.......WHY ......................."How big is your grinding wheel? I dont mean is it a 6" or 8" inch, I mean as any wheel is used it's exact size is always changing, you need a simple angle (protractor) tool, Make a grind, Read it and adjust your jig, without reading your cut you're just guessing, Hope this helps someone.
I am just getting started in turning. I got an old rail type lathe that I am setting up. I like your jig. Can you tell me what kind of wheel you use for sharpening. I enjoyed your video. Thanks .
i thought the same thing but after ruining a few tools i figurded out that you just use a real light touch and have a bowl or cup with water and a few ice cubes and dip it after each pass
wouldn't it be better to use a wet wheel ? it seem that your high speed grinder would cause the metal to over heat and the new edge won't last very long before going dull
Sir I watch all your videos and want to start turning wood mostly bowls looking at Nova comet 2 with 3\4 hrs motor is that to under powered or is shop fox with 2hp motor better for my first lathe
I stumbled across your clip while trolling metal machining vids. All I can say is go get yourself a lathe &/or mill and start doing metal cutting videos. You're a crack cap'n Eddie! Keep up the good work and keep those shavins flyin :)
Capn Eddie not sure if I missed it or not, you said it was a 7 inch rod, i see threads on one end, what is the angle of the bend in the rod and did you say the tap was 1/4"-20 thanks
+gulfmedic1 If you go to the very end you can see the plans for it. I've been researching these and its not really the angle that's important but that the pivot point is 6" from the front of the tool and the 4 11/16" down. So when you add 2" coming out of the jig the point of the tool is now 8" from the pivot. And yes he said 1/4"-20 but that's because he used a standard 1/4" bolt. Hope this helps.
Just for anyone who may need this, the more teeth on the saw the more trouble I had with wood. Now the million teeth cut metal though! I can't seem to find what I want in my town but I bought the last 32 tooth black and decker at a mom and pops that is awesome. Wen;t to Lowes and they didn't exist. It went from (I think) 20 some odd teeth then jumped to 60 something. Nothing in between. I guess I will start shopping online. I love the 32. Any suggestions for online?
hey eddie, i love your videos, thanks for what you do! i just built this jig, but my holes on the top and bottom of the pvc aren't perfectly in line with each other. 1. how important is it that this be perfect? 2. how important is it that the 4in by 7in (it says 6" in your diagram by the way, which is right?) be spot on? I'm new to turning and finding youtube to be such a great resource, thanks!
I wonder how many folk have been helped by your good humor and tips. Thank you.
Torvig Johnson add one more to the list!
5 years later add another heh
I was going to figure out how to make one of these- I have an unfortunate allergy to spending money on crap I can easily make. You saved me the time and trouble of figuring it out, gave me the proper dimensions, and did it all with grace and humor! Thank you from my heart, Cap'n Eddie!
I have the same allergies. Suffered from it for years. Lol. Glad to know I’m not alone.
"Necessity is the Mother of invention". Great video Cap'n. Greetings from Australia.
Bought me a slow speed grinder at wood crafters for Christmas. Made the jig and started sharpening. I fell in love with turning all over again. Thanks Captain
You sir are my hero! Every other video I’ve seen says we need to buy a £200 kit (including P&P to the U.K.). I’ve bought a lathe as an addition to my shop to enable me to do more within my usual woodworking, I have no intention of making it the primary purpose of my 'shop. Yours is the first sharpening video I’ve seen that’s truly inclusive.
Hey Captain you are a classic, I am a 50 odd year wood worker who is starting to take up wood turning..Have bought a lathe and have been watching all your videos. hey Buddy many thanx for all your info, .. you are a god send. Keep up the best wood turning videos i have ever seen..
I’m really glad your feeling better Eddie you scared me it’s kind of weird you watch enough of these videos and you really feel like you know people keep making the videos buddy we love em
I ran across this gentleman video a little while back, maybe about a month ago, and up until this point I was chasing perfection through methods that did not work for me. I learned from him that I don't need perfect I just need to get the project done. by applying what I learned I have now been able to sharpen most of my plane collection to almost razor sharp and consistent. also without jigs. Watch his videos you are going to learn something weather you know it or not. 👍👍. One more thing... share. ☺️
Just what I was looking for. I'm going to use metal pipe and an old metal compass and tack weld it. Same concept but using what I got in my shop lol. Thanks for the quick easy tutorial.
Hey Cap'n Eddie!! Just found you on TH-cam. Love your style! No wonder, yer from 'Nawlins. Me too, I grew up in Harahan! I'm living in Denver now but sure miss home sometime, especially when I hear your accent! I am just learning how to turn wood. I turned a Stanley #5 Plane knob out of Rosewood. My first project and it came out real nice. I refurbished the plane for my son, who was born in Opelousas close to Lafayette. Anyway, I like your channel! I'll come back some more. Thank you very much! Great videos!!! Dave Henderson
Captain Eddie. I just made my Ellsworth gouge sharpening jig. Thank you for the idea.
I really like this guy's videos, and i'm not even a wood turner.
ScottMcNecklace have a go!
Captain, you are an incredible guy! Thank's for your unselfishness in sharing this jig.
People like you should live a long time. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks, Build one about a year ago out of metal worked fine. Some how it is lost in the garage making another one. Thanks for a great idea.
Thanks Eddie; as a long time woodworker and new wood turner i like making jigs and saving money. Thanks for the info.
Two years before you put out this video I bought a full wolverine setup, and tommorow I planned on finally installing it. And now I want to make this... I'm hopeless I suppose, oh well, might as well roll with it.
I can hear the big corporates teeth grinding - *Eddie* makes jigs so cheap, it accelerates the industry's downfall. But Captain: you're sure one heck of a badass. Your vids - always a pleasure.
Thanks Eddie for the tip on the Chuck. I am piling up Wild Cherry Coffee Mug Shavings by the barrel ful. Hickory Hammers by The Dozens.
Thanks Buddy. Hope you are doing well.
Hi captain thanks for the jig I made one and I could not believe how sharp it made my bowl gouge that is awesome shavings flying everywhere
Thanks mate. All the best from Australia 👍🇦🇺
Long Live Cap'n Eddie!, I have a mig welder, and after watching this i spent 4 full days in the garage and made a total clone of this and the wolverine system, then i made a kick ass Wheel Dressing Jig, all powder coated!
Captain, great video; it would be great to have some instructions on how to make the "basket " cheers
Was looking for a DIY sharpening jig. As soon as I saw your name attached to this vid I looked no further. Thanks.
Great job young man! Keep up the amazing work!
Good idea, much better than just "eyeballing it" and way cheaper than those fancy ones for sale for big $$$.
You crack me up.... that's a good little fixture you've built. Gonna make one now.
Thank you Capt. Great idea. I plan to make one. Love your on screen style. You were made for the camera. I'm a new turner so all these videos are a great help to me. Thanks again.
I'd been pretty dissatisfied with my grinds so I thought I'd give it a whirl. I ended up turning a tube out of some scrap maple, but I you inspired me to make one. It took a little while on the regrind, but I am absolutely thrilled with the new grind! Thanks!
Love ya ta bits man no waffle no mess just straight at it bish bash bosh job done.totally refreshing after some of the long winded videos ya get.thanks mate. Tell from the UK
You are a real blessing to all woodworkers. God Bless and thanks a bunch. Will in ABQ
What is the angle of the long bolt? Thanks
Well I made one and it works great. Of course I still need more practice but thank you. Oh yeah I made mine using a metal pipe nipple and yep I broke the bolt off at the treads. Didn't wait for it to get it hot enough to bend. Bummer. All's well that ends well. I have one now. Thanks Capt.
Tom
he sells them, and he's gonna show you how to make them, now that's a good person.
Thanks for your tips. Connemara west of Ireland
....YOU are sooo a nice Captain !!! soooo funi !!! Thank YOU very much !! Kinde regards from Switzerland !!!
Awesome jig, thanks for sharing!
Capt. , thanks for the video your very ingenious and articulate. Thanks for sharing your knowledge Sir
Great video. I made one and it works great! Eddie, you are the man!
Even if you havent got a clue as to what he is refering to, it doesnt matter, he is interesting and quite amusing.
Very nice video bud. Fun to watch. Thanks for the great tip. Stay safe and Happy Easter. God Bless.
Just gotta make and try out that jig system ................Thanx Cap'n
Thanks Capt Eddie ! You the MAN !!
Hey... Captain Eddie, **you just made my day...... What an awesome guy!!!**
Hey Captain, I am a new turner and absolutely love watching your videos. I do have a question for you on this video. Do you have any diagrams for the basket portion of this jig. I have tried o build my own but it's just not right yet. So any advice would be very helpful.
Thank you so much for doing what you do!
Bob
Thanks Capt. Gonna get a new one tomorrow. I think the one I have on there now is a 2 LOL. Not really but it's pretty corse. Thanks again.
Tom
great sharp tip, thanks eddie
Thanks Cap'n Ed! I've been looking for a cheap way to make a jig for sometime.. I've never ever considering spending £25 ($39.70) on one of those fancy ones at the tool shop. Waste of money!
Best of all, if your one breaks, simply make another!
Thumbs Up :)
LOL! Come here wood ... Love it. Thx for sharing your wonderful sense of humor :)
Cheers Eddie, Gonna have a go at making one of these rigjt now!
Thanks for the great cheap advice and how to make these out of things I got laying around):
What a fantastic jig built on a shoestring! Excellent video :)
That pivot rig that your rest the tool on needs a bit more explanation. The rest looks easy enough.
Not too far is okay. The 4x7 is reall critical to get a great grind. Where do I have 6" ? let me know what sketch because I'll fix that. The rod is 6" long.
Eddie, for god sake turn off the grinder when you're not using it. Looked like your sleeve was gonna get caught up!! "Great tool by the way"
freakin awsome attitude what a joy keep up the great work and thank you for your tips and tricks
So nice and safe place for the monitor!
Hello fellow TH-cam hobby nuts, Apparently this lovable old man had a stroke sometime back with plans on returning to the workshop, I don't think he was able to do so, I dont have all that much time myself, god bless him.
I wanted to help people out if building this jig, I was a GM mechanic for 30 years and just made this style set up out of steel.
I started by making the the base sliding arm under the grinding wheel, and then made the jig shown here,
(the "base arm" spec's to hold this jig are)
He states 4 inches lower than the center of the wheel......OK
He states 7 inches out front from the face of the grinding wheel.....OK
He states 2 inches of chisel extending out of tool...............OK
You made the tool "exactly as described" in the online plan Print out....OK
After all that your finished grind angle is still off.......WHY
......................."How big is your grinding wheel?
I dont mean is it a 6" or 8" inch, I mean as any wheel is used it's exact size is always changing, you need a simple angle (protractor) tool,
Make a grind,
Read it and adjust your jig, without reading your cut you're just guessing,
Hope this helps someone.
Great vid! My dog sat bolt upright when you whistled at the end!
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing
What a F**ken legend !!! Thanks, Cap, really enjoyed this video!!!🔥🔥
You're the man
Regards
Steve UK London
always been interested and i have done a bit. Wish i had my own machine :) Thanks for the video's . Its really interesting.
I realize this is an old vid, but if you still sell your jigs, I'd love to buy one!
Good job Capt.
Ever consider using a conduit coupling? Has 2 tapped holes in the top
Capneddie, you remind me of actor WILFORD BRIMLEY (From the movie Cocoon)!
Cheers!
I am just getting started in turning. I got an old rail type lathe that I am setting up. I like your jig. Can you tell me what kind of wheel you use for sharpening. I enjoyed your video. Thanks .
Thanks for the video and the diagram.
THANKS CAP FOR ALL THE GREAT INFO. KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDEOS.
i thought the same thing but after ruining a few tools i figurded out that you just use a real light touch and have a bowl or cup with water and a few ice cubes and dip it after each pass
thanks sir - useful tips about sharpening jigs - I'll try to do the same - congratulation from Brazil
Dawg! Keep that woman, give her another catalog.
I wish there was a love button instead of like
Just need to know if there is a particular angle on the rod?
You said the “Basket” is 7” out and 4” down,..... 7 out and 4 down from what reference point on the grinder?
7 from face of wheel and four down from center of wheel shaft, i believe that is what he said.
Nice work Eddie !
What is that song! I love the groove and want to play the long version!
Thanks for sharing Capneddie, I appreciate the video.
how do you make the basket?
wouldn't it be better to use a wet wheel ? it seem that your high speed grinder would cause the metal to over heat and the new edge won't last very long before going dull
Sir I watch all your videos and want to start turning wood mostly bowls looking at Nova comet 2 with 3\4 hrs motor is that to under powered or is shop fox with 2hp motor better for my first lathe
You're a good man Eddie!
Great video Captain!!! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the great information.
I like an 80 or 100 grit to do daily sharpens.
Howdy again Capt. Got a question for ya. What is the best grit wheel to use on the grinder? Thank you again for all your help.
Tom
cant help noticing that when you said be carefull you kept leaning your elbow right next to the grinding wheel lol.good tips tho....thanks
I like your style
from a new woodturner...Thank you!
Great vid Don't know if I missed it but is there any particular angle the bolt need to be bent to
did you get an answer?
10:20 shows the drawing. You can calculate the angle from that or calculate the hypothenuse (=length of bolt) using good ol’ Pythagoras
I stumbled across your clip while trolling metal machining vids. All I can say is go get yourself a lathe &/or mill and start doing metal cutting videos. You're a crack cap'n Eddie! Keep up the good work and keep those shavins flyin :)
Man you're the best. Thank you.
nice one Eddie
Eddie, your website shows that the Blackhawk Jig is not in stock. Any idea of when you will have more?
Capn Eddie
not sure if I missed it or not, you said it was a 7 inch rod, i see threads on one end, what is the angle of the bend in the rod and did you say the tap was 1/4"-20
thanks
+gulfmedic1 If you go to the very end you can see the plans for it. I've been researching these and its not really the angle that's important but that the pivot point is 6" from the front of the tool and the 4 11/16" down. So when you add 2" coming out of the jig the point of the tool is now 8" from the pivot.
And yes he said 1/4"-20 but that's because he used a standard 1/4" bolt.
Hope this helps.
What an excellent and helpful guy... Great video!
I have a question about my table saw, It does smoke when i use it even though i replaced the blade with anew on?
Thank you.
Are the teeth pointing towards the user. May sound dumb, but it happens.
Yes the blade is in right.
Just for anyone who may need this, the more teeth on the saw the more trouble I had with wood. Now the million teeth cut metal though! I can't seem to find what I want in my town but I bought the last 32 tooth black and decker at a mom and pops that is awesome. Wen;t to Lowes and they didn't exist. It went from (I think) 20 some odd teeth then jumped to 60 something. Nothing in between. I guess I will start shopping online. I love the 32. Any suggestions for online?
Very Cool Capt Eddie:)
hey eddie, i love your videos, thanks for what you do! i just built this jig, but my holes on the top and bottom of the pvc aren't perfectly in line with each other. 1. how important is it that this be perfect? 2. how important is it that the 4in by 7in (it says 6" in your diagram by the way, which is right?) be spot on? I'm new to turning and finding youtube to be such a great resource, thanks!