Pete, Fred Holder had mention the Ellsworth grind, look on youtube and
search for Captain Eddie Castelain. He has a bunch of neet videos on
making and using wood turning tools. He has one to make the Ellsworth
jig. Take a few minuets to go and look to see what he has. You can
google his site as I would muck up his address. He also has PDF turning
notes that you might want to look at.

Bruce



Pete S wrote:
Thanks for all the input so far.
I got 3 inexpensive bowl gouges on Ebay. They all have about 35° bevels.
I guess my first step is the grind them to a lot less aggressive angle
before going at it again. I have seen recommendations all the way from
45 to 80°. I will try about 70° for starters. I will also try to do the
fingernail grind that I see on youtube.
Metal turning has been my main use of a lathe for about 55 years. I
guess I am having trouble relating to wood- ie: holding the tools in my
hands.

Pete Stanaitis
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