Wolverine Jig

Yes to all. It is just a matter of adjusting the vari-grind for the different gouge grinds (and adjusting the v arm). Skews are done one the flat rest that comes with it. You can do a straight cutting edge on your skew, or a curved one. I have two vari-grinds that I keep locked at the settings I like. One for bowl gouges and the other for spindle gouges.

-- Rusty Myers Austin, TX

they also have a skew jig. i have 1 it works ok but takes a little practice. skeez

I just took a class on sharpening where we used that very jig. It is very user friendly and now that I have one I'm not so worried about messing up my edges on any of my gouges. This has always been a problem but now that I have a better understanding things will go a lot better. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I have and get good use of it. Oh by the way I just got my Oneway 1640 in last Thursday so this was a good addition. They will work so go together......

dean

Nice drive-by there, Dean

At first, that's what I did. After a couple of years I gave up and coughed up the money for the second vari-grind. I teach classes at the local woodcraft and bought it with my earnings.

-- Rusty Myers Austin, TX

I went one step further. I drilled an 1/8" hole thru it at a couple places and use a 1/8" rivet to line it up EXACTLY each and every time for various grinds. I also did the same on my Wolverine jig along the sliding bar. No tape to tear, no lines to wear away.

Peter Teubel Milford, MA

If you poke around on this site -

will find plans on how to make the varigrind jig from wood.Its a great set of plans.

Not associated w/ him at all - just stumbled upon his site one day.

and use a 1/8" rivet to line it up EXACTLY each and

along the sliding bar. No tape to tear, no lines to wear

Our woodcut Tru Grind is more affordable than the above and will sharpen all the tools with the one jig Also we have free video's available on CD rom on how it works

-- Cheers Ken Port Tool Designer

I have struggled with this same question for over a year. I set and reset my Wolverine Jig and Vari-grind countless times. I got close but never perfect. I also had several persons tell me it doesn't matter. Just get it close.

A month ago I attended David Ellsworth's School of Woodturning. It was great. I took my grinder, Wolverine Jig and the Vari-grind with me to have Mr. Ellsworth himself help me set it up. I found out the following things:

1. The Wolverine Jig arm on an 8 inch grinder is too far away from the center of the wheel to be set up correctly. Mr. Ellsworth helped me make a small add-on wood block to set in the cradle to raise the height up to the proper level (about 1.5 inches higher on mine).

1. The vari-grind does not work as well as the one that Mr. Ellsworth sells. I purchased his. It had the correct angle and the correct distance for his recommended setup. It also does not hit the side of the grinding wheel when turning from side to side.

2. The shape of the flute of the gouge you use can make a difference. My old gouge will not look exactly right even when the grinder and the jig are set up correct. His signature gouge works great.

Woodcraft has a page that shows exactly how to set up the dimensions for this kind of grind. The web page is at the following address:

there click on "Instructions for 140194" on the right side of thepage. If you use his jig instead of the Vari-jig the dimensions aregiven on this sheet along with drawings to help you visualize. Grinding this gouge correctly coupled with the tips on using it that I got from Mr. Ellsworth are making a big difference. He does not show all the cuts he uses on his current tape. You have to take the class.

Good luck, Ted