How To Sharpen Skew Chisels With A Jig

In this third episode Nick Agar shows how to sharpen a roughing gouge with a few simple steps using the open seat of Tormeks Multi Jig SVS-50.

How to sharpen skew chisels with a jig. This video demonstrates how to properly sharpen a skew chisel. Design and print out the plan of the jig that you need. Keep your skew chisel razor-sharp and ready for turning.

The SVS-50 is the right jig for the job. Ad Find Deals on Products in Power Tools on Amazon. Please see detailed photos below.

For me straight skew chisels are pretty easy to do independent of the angle they are grinded to. I dont have a blade like that but I cut a piece of wood 40mm wide even wider than your requirements with a 50 degree angle. Otherwise the jigs would not fit under the grinding wheels.

Grind the tools profile on a 36- or 46-grit wheel see The Modified Profile above and Photo 2. Ad Find Deals on Products in Power Tools on Amazon. After marking the mounting holes for the support tubes I drilled some 38 holes and hammered in some 516 T-nuts on the under side of the MDF base.

This bevel is subsequently refined by honing until a satisfactorily sharp edge is created. The video shows the proper tools and techniques needed for sharpening both a standard and oval. How to sharpen roughing gouges skews parting tools - Tormek SVS-50 Multi Jig - with Nick Agar.

How do you check they are flat and get them sharp. Ben takes take you step by step through the process of sharpening the skew chisel in the second part of this four part series that includes the gouge the t. Normally I do not use the TTS-100 but color the bevel and look how a first removal of material is positioned.