I agree with Lyn as long as you assume that the turner knows how to
sharpen in the first place. You may not have the dexterity to sharpen
(and all that other stuff Lyn said), but you must know what a correct
edge is like for your tool. Jigs, fine motor skills, e\X-ray vision
and everything else can't make up for a lack of knowledge adout what a
correctly-ground gouge should look like.

Joe Fleming
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"George" george@least wrote in message ...
Y'think? I sharpen as I cut, personally, with a fixed point on the grinder
rest and movement of a gouge handle pretty much equating (lead half) to how
I set a cut on the convex work surface, with a opposite follow-through
equating to how I set a cut on a concave surface for the trailing half.
Those sharpening with a bevel self-jig should not move that anchor hand, but
keep it as the fulcrum for body or hand movements of greater degree on the
long side of the lever which correspond to minor movement on the short side.
In short, pretty much as if you were turning the stone.

Did I mention that the center of my grinder is at the same height as the
center on the lathe?

"Derek Hartzell" wrote in message
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One thing is that when cutting with a gouge you use full body motions
without significantly rotating the tool.

Sharpening involves more hand movement and rotation of the tool, making it
more difficult.