I have a sense that I know what I’m doing wrong, but I’d be most grateful for some experienced guidance.
My efforts to put a 50-degree bevel on a new bowl gouge have yielded what I’ll call a scalloped sweep, wherein the bevel is something other than uniform at the leading edge. It almost as if I’ve created some ears on each side of the tip’s center. I’m hoping that the image provides a recognizable depiction of the problem. I think a may be simply letting the middle of the gouge spend too much time on the grinding wheel and that re-grinding the sides (only) will correct it. Am I on the right track?
For the record, I’m using a Wolverine jig with their (original) Vari-Grind with an 8”, 1,750 RPM grinder. The Vari-grind leg is set at 23-degrees (to the gouge shaft) and the protrusion from the jig was 2”. The distance of the V-arm socket from the grinding wheel was set by the Kirk DeHeerprocess for a 50-degree grind, which is about 6".
Thanks!
My efforts to put a 50-degree bevel on a new bowl gouge have yielded what I’ll call a scalloped sweep, wherein the bevel is something other than uniform at the leading edge. It almost as if I’ve created some ears on each side of the tip’s center. I’m hoping that the image provides a recognizable depiction of the problem. I think a may be simply letting the middle of the gouge spend too much time on the grinding wheel and that re-grinding the sides (only) will correct it. Am I on the right track?
For the record, I’m using a Wolverine jig with their (original) Vari-Grind with an 8”, 1,750 RPM grinder. The Vari-grind leg is set at 23-degrees (to the gouge shaft) and the protrusion from the jig was 2”. The distance of the V-arm socket from the grinding wheel was set by the Kirk DeHeerprocess for a 50-degree grind, which is about 6".
Thanks!