Incanal Gouge

Hi Dave. I have a round tapered diamond Sharpener/file with handle that should do the trick. Whatever you use, it would have to be round. That’s what I use on carving gouges with inside bevels.

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I like the tapered idea for gouges of different sizes.

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I haven’t heard of the term “incanal”... I know of Straight, curved, and V gouges… incanal… ???

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As I’m new to wood working, please forgive me if I’m wrong. But, wouldn’t it be done just the opposite of how an outcanal gouge would be sharpened??? Lol. ;)

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toothcanal ?? LOL

outcanal… good one! LOL

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I know you guys were joking, but you are actually correct! An In cannal gouge is the opposite of an out cannal gouge. It has the bevel on the inside, so your cutting edge is on the outside. I have no idea how I would sharpen one with any kind of consistency though.

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Mikes suggestion is good. A tapered round sharpener.
And you guys are nuts.
That may be why I like it here.

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Dave,

Has to be done with a dowel wrapped with sandpaper, or a ceramic rod. Has to be round of course, and abrasive enough to remove tool steel. Once sharpened to about 90% or 95% of fully sharp, honing on a round strop should keep it sharp.
Personally, I use and am very satisfied with wet / dry sandpaper.

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Hope this helps.

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Oldtool that helps as well. Its just getting it to that “no effort to cut edge.” Thank you for your fine suggestion.
Incanal gouge for you guys that don’t know.

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The tips above are good for the sharpening part, but I didn’t see anything about the final strop. Leather on a dowel is good for some but I’m very particular about rounding at the cutting edge. Leather tends to round because it is relatively soft. A very quick and respectable cylindrical bevel hone can be made with a dowel of the correct diameter charged with a honing compound like the green chromium sticks and chucked in a slow shaft, lathe, drill press, or something like that.
Incanal gouges are used on convex surfaces, outcanal on concave surfaces.
DanK

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Dan thank you, a harder strop makes sense.
Joe you are a funny guy.

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Boy those look great!. What brand & where did yoiu get them? DMT looks to have some diamond tapered cones that should get the job done. I really like there products for everything, but the final edge. Then it is crocus cloth glued to whever shape I need and a strop for the final mirror edge.
Mark

Mark I am sorry to say I just found them on the internet as an example to show the bevel.
What is this crocus cloth you speak of.

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Dave, When you get it figured out, I’ll send mine over to be sharpened…..

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