A pair months in the past, I wrote a put up that included an evidence of a honing methodology utilizing a board secured vertically in a vise as an support to honing gouges and chisels. I don’t know what to name it. Honing ledger? Sharpening shelf? I’ll go together with alliteration.
Anyway, it permits the gouge to be slid side-to-side throughout the stone whereas sustaining a constant sharpening angle. There’s a photograph from the unique put up above. Name it what you need, nevertheless it’s only a scrap board.
A pair weeks in the past, this confirmed up in my mailbox, a present from Invoice Skinner. Invoice took the concept and made a deluxe model with a 1/2″ diameter metal rod on the prime.
Right here’s a shot of the opposite aspect. The uprights are joined to the physique with a half-lap joint. General dimensions are 13″ x 6″ x 7/8″. Bar size between uprights is 11″. There’s a 1/2″ hole between the underside of the rod and the highest of the physique.
I attempted it out similar to it’s and it really works nice, particularly with a drop of oil or a bit wax rubbed onto the bar.
So, it really works similar to a board, however the particular good thing about Invoice’s configuration is that it may be used with the Tormek SVS 38 clamp. I don’t have one, however Invoice says it retains the device sq. however nonetheless permits the rotation to sharpen the gouge. Above are images that Invoice despatched. On the suitable is a depth setting block to permit for a constant angle when setting the clamp on a gouge. Once more, I don’t have a Tormek or one in all these clamps, however Invoice says you may get one (the clamp, not the Tormek) used on Ebay for round $20.