The standard Sorby belt assortment stops at 240 grit. I see other abrasive companies offer up into the several thousand. For those of you who use the pro-edge sharpening system what grit do you typically stop at and why? The question is relative to bowl gouges and skews, thanks...j
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Sorby Belts, Pt II
- Thread starter John Grace
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I don’t sharpen my bowl gouges using the Sorby. The extension needed for bowl gouges is a lot using the Sorby. I use the Hannes vector jig for bowl gouges, I use the Sorby for my skews, scrappers, and roughing gouges. The highest grit I usually use is 220. I hone my skews and burnish my scrapers. The edge is fine for my spindle gouges. I have those high grit belts, but never use them. I do use a 40 grit for re-shaping and a 120 grit sometime.