The jig and fixture shown are very good. Maybe I should have a setup
similar to the one shown. However after talking to many experienced turners
who own a Oneway
Wolverine system of its equivalent I soon learned that they do not use it
all the time.
When turning a 10" bowl blank I have to sharpen my gouge 2-4 times. The
overall length of the tools to be sharpened are not always the same and the
system requires adjustments to maintain the desired angle. What I made is
an adjustable stand as shown in Brian Clifford notes. One side of the
grinder is set at 45 degrees for the gouges and the other side is set for
the scrapper angle. I hold the tool parallel to the angle guide and
perpendicular to the grinder wheel then I rotate the gouge as required. I
takes me about 10-20 seconds. For the scapers I do the same thing but
rotate the tool from left to right.
Some parting tools may require different settings on the adjustable
platform. Last week I visited an 84 years old woodturner. He uses 12
inches wheel without any guiding devises.

"Harry B. Pye" wrote in message
roups.com...
Well, I now have my lathe, a big pile of mesquite, and a Sorby 1/2"
fingernail bowl gouge. My problem is the gouge. It needs to be
sharpened. I tried by hand on my 8" grinder and the results are
ugly. Local Rockler has a week turn around on sharpening. I'm
thinking jig at this point. Any suggestions on what and where to
buy one?

Wayne,


Go to Darrell Feltmate's home page http://www.aroundthewoods.com/ and
check
out his section on sharpening. He has built the equivalent of the Oneway
Wolverine system with their Varigrind jig. Ultra simple but well thought
out. You should be able to make copies of his jigs for less that $20 (my
estimate) and repeatably sharpening that bowl gouge in no time. It is a
great site.

Hope this helps,

Harry