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sharpening spindle gouge

  1. Jamie Straw

    Leaving a traditional grind on a spindle gouge - Which tasks?

    Realizing that most of the time a fingernail grind with longer sides is what's recommended for spindle gouges, I also have a vague memory that for certain tasks it can be better to keep a traditional grind. Can someone fill me in on what those tasks (or that task) are? I have one gouge that's...
  2. Jamie Straw

    Fixing (and avoiding) concave edge on swept-back spindle gouge

    I'm finding that my spindle gouge grinding (fingernail grind -- "swept-back" might not be the right term) tends to make the side edges barely straight, and sometimes concave, which I know is *not* a good idea. Is there a common mistake that leads to this? What's the direct route to fixing it...
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