Lyle Jamieson 5/8" gouge

[Paul Vechart]

I am interested in the Lyle Jamieson 5/8" bowl gouge. I know there are quite a few turners that like this gouge. It sounds like the gouge handles well because of the grind profile he puts on it. I am curious as to whether Lyle's grind profile is easy to maintain when sharpening with the Oneway vari-grind setup. I watched Lyle's sharpening video but I wanted feedback from some of the turners that have the gouge. Any and all comments are appreciated.

 

[Lyle Jamieson]

I am interested in the Lyle Jamieson 5/8" bowl gouge. I know there are quite a few turners that like this gouge. It sounds like the gouge handles well because of the grind profile he puts on it. I am curious as to whether Lyle's grind profile is easy to maintain when sharpening with the Oneway vari-grind setup. I watched Lyle's sharpening video but I wanted feedback from some of the turners that have the gouge. Any and all comments are appreciated.

Yes, I use the Wolverine jig to sharpen. It is an easy set up. The key is repeatability of the grinder setup to keep it that way. Use the gouge as the template to set the jig.

 

[Kirk Amidon]

I have this gouge. However, mine is ground as a 40-40. I can't imagine that it is any different to maintain with a Varigrind jig than other gouges, if that is your thing.

 

[Doug Freeman]

I have had this gouge for 6-7 years. It has a more open flute with larger radius in the bottom vs a std Thompson gouge, making it far superior to the std version.

It is NOT a parabolic, as the flute side walls are clearly straight, but it works the same. It is a little bit more challenging to grind a long wing - not difficult for the edge to go “negative” and get a little bird’s beak right where the radius transitions to the side wall. Being aware of this tendency, and knowing to look for it, will keep it from being much of an issue. It’s a great tool, and its about time to replace mine, only about 1-1/2” of flute left.

 

[Bill Blasic]

I agree with Doug (above) that that gouge is not parabolic but I would stop short of saying it is superior to Doug's (Tompson) regular 5/8 gouge. Doug's 5/8 10V gouge has been my go to gouge for over 20 years and I have all models of it. Doug is coming out with a parabolic 5/8 gouge but it is months down the road until tooling is acquired but it is coming.

 

[Roger Wiegand]

I'm using it with an Ellsworth/Irish grind. Works very well for me. I tried it with the grind it came with when it first arrived and didn't see any particular advantage to it so ground it to what I'm familiar with.

 

[Paul Vechart]

Thanks for all of the responses. I appreciate the opinions and comments. It really helps me in deciding on a new gouge.

 

[robo hippy]

I have one in my shop, and I do use it. I have to look closely to see which one it is. It is a more open V than the standard gouges from Doug. I platform sharpen. A funny thing that Doug pointed out, if you grind it to a swept back design/shape and look at it head on, it gives the appearance of a parabolic flute. Optical illusion.... I have not used a swept back gouge in years. I do have an old black Glaser gouge which is a V flute, but that flute was just way too narrow, and it would constantly clog up.

robo hippy

 

[hockenbery]

Any and all comments are appreciated.

I sharpen mine with the Ellsworth jig.
It’s my favorite gouge for the Ellsworth grind.
I use a flute up cut on the inside wall of natural edge. This gouge does that cut better than any I have used.

It’s flute seems just a tiny bit wider than my other gouges, that might make cutting with the leading edge of the wing a bit smoother than using other tools.

 

[Paul Vechart]

I sharpen mine with the Ellsworth jig.
It’s my favorite gouge for the Ellsworth grind.
I use a flute up cut on the inside wall of natural edge. This gouge does that cut better than any I have used.

It’s flute seems just a tiny bit wider than my other gouges, that might make cutting with the leading edge of the wing a bit smoother than using other tools.

Thanks for the comment Al.

 

[Paul Vechart]

I have one in my shop, and I do use it. I have to look closely to see which one it is. It is a more open V than the standard gouges from Doug. I platform sharpen. A funny thing that Doug pointed out, if you grind it to a swept back design/shape and look at it head on, it gives the appearance of a parabolic flute. Optical illusion.... I have not used a swept back gouge in years. I do have an old black Glaser gouge which is a V flute, but that flute was just way too narrow, and it would constantly clog up.

robo hippy

Thanks for the comment Robo.