Anyone have suggestions for fingernail profile jig for grinder

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658 days ago

My 8” slow speed grinder from Woodcraft just arrived today! WOOHOO!

I know these jigs exist from wolverine and such, but they are expensive and I hate buying stuff I can make myself.

Anyways, I’ve seen many wolverine type homemade jigs that are very easy to make for normal sharpening of chisels and gouges/skew chisels, etc.

But does anyone have any good ideas for a fingernail profile jig? I was previously using a sharpy and the Worksharp 3000 to sharpen my lathe tools, but it isn’t meant to take off a lot of material so fingernail profile was always out of reach. Now that I have a grinder I want one on my gouges :)

Any recommendations on links or project plans?

-- - Eric Indianapolis, IN

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Beginningwoodworker home \| projects \| blog 13225 posts in 1843 days #1 posted 658 days ago	Congrats, Eric. -- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
WayneC home \| projects \| blog 9596 posts in 2267 days #2 posted 658 days ago	Congrats on the grinder. Wolverine here….. -- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
lew home \| projects \| blog 8986 posts in 1925 days #3 posted 658 days ago	Eric, This might help- http://www.woodturningonline.com/Turning/Turning_content/sharpening-jig/sj.html -- Lew- Time traveler. Purveyor of the world's finest custom rolling pins!
chickenguru home \| projects \| blog 38 posts in 1164 days #4 posted 658 days ago	Here’s one for you. capneddie on youtube. lots of clips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i9RDnJHz9g
Eric_S home \| projects \| blog 1522 posts in 1365 days #5 posted 658 days ago	Thank you guys for the help :) -- - Eric Indianapolis, IN
ChuckM home \| projects \| blog 446 posts in 1837 days #6 posted 657 days ago	I use this shop-made jig - http://lumberjocks.com/projects/22480 -- The time I enjoy wasting is not time wasted
Eric_S home \| projects \| blog 1522 posts in 1365 days #7 posted 657 days ago	Thank you chuck. That’s a good one and easy to make. -- - Eric Indianapolis, IN

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Anyone have suggestions for fingernail profile jig for grinder

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