Sharpening - Refine Your Skills

Sharpening – Techniques, Jigs and Grinders

Bring all your tools and leave with them sharp

Date: Saturday, Feb 21, 9:00 – 1:00

Location: MAC Center - Cottage 5 – Same location where we meet monthly

Price: $50 for members, $80 for non-members (includes a free discounted NWWT membership)

Summary

One of the most critical skills all turners need to perfect is how to sharpen their tools – both for the quality and enjoyment of turning but more importantly – dull tools are dangerous.  While everyone reading this already knows how to sharpen their tools, the questions is; “Can I do it better, easier, faster and sharper?”

Goals

• Hands on sharpening – we will have at least 3 grinders to practice on.  Bring all your tools.
• Test your tools – we will have 2-3 lathes so you can try your newly sharpened tools
• Try different wheels and jigs – we will have both stones and CBN wheels, Oneway and other jigs
• Spindle and Bowl Gouges – how to reshape and sharpen different grinds from fingernail to traditional grinds
• Skews – what shapes work best for different cuts
• Scrappers – how best to sharpen straight and curved scrappers – how to get that burr
• Parting Tools, Tips and other tools

Topics

• What is Sharp
• Angles – why do they matter
• Burrs – what to do with a burr
• Honing – yes or no
• When to re-sharpen – once a day is probably not the right answer
• Negative rake scrappers — what are they, how to make a traditional scrapper a negative rake scrapper, and why you might want to do that