Testing CBN Grinding Wheels
Chris Gochnour found CBN wheels have all the benefits of traditional wheels, with none of the downsides.
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How To Sharpen A Gouge [Video]
Last week, after posting three videos showing my gouge reformation and sharpening process, I decided to compile them into one unified tutorial. In the video, I explain the process and cover how to: Identify incorrect gouge edge geometry Tackle …
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Made You Look: Build a Sharpening Station
A sharpening station made of mahogany and bubinga stores all your sharpening supplies in a drawer.
Read moreSharpening Wood Carving Gouges: How I Reformed and Sharpened the Pfeil Chinese Copycats
No one can match Pfeil’s sharpening quality—Pfeil gouges arrive perfectly honed with ideal edge geometry. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case with the Chinese knockoffs I tested. Both straight gouges had longer corners than the middle flute, causing th…
Read moreBuffing Station in a Box
My sharpening procedures involve a lot of buffing with compound. On one side of my buffer I’ve mounted a hard felt wheel, and on the other a paper wheel shaped to buff concave bevels. To prevent the buffing compound from …
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