Gouge Chisel Sharpening Jig for Wood Lathe Woodturning chisels for Bench Grinder

Perfect jig. I have it fitted and used straight away,it's that simple. Instructions gave the proper sizings,my only problem is,"when is it sharp enough?"

Quite easy to set up. Very robust. Was able to sharpen my 1/2" bowl gouge satisfactorily the very first time. Cuts beautifully now and with a proper bevel. I have been struggling to sharpen gouges the way Richard Raffan does it - by hand and eye. But with a jig the long bevels are now a work of art. One area I think a slight improvement could be made is the bolt securing the gouge to the jig. If it had something on the end (perhaps a rubber tip?) it might be a bit easier to get the horizontal alignment right - particularly on small gouges (e.g. 1/4" flute). The other thing would be some adjustment on the tilt angle for the jig, but it does work beautifully well at the set angle. I will probably knock up an adjustable attachment if I find I need one. I bought this as a punt, half expecting to send it back, but it's a keeper. Make sure you watch the YT video linked in the printed instructions - it's much better than the videos the manufacturer has on their own channel. Overall very pleased.

Pretty simple to set up for the grinder. Once I've got my angle on whatever gouge I'm using, holding in the jig, it does the job perfectly. Obviously the more I use, the more confident I'll get. Great value for money, feels very sturdy and should last a long time.

This is a great aid to sharpening lathe tools. Once set up it is great for enabling consistent grinding angles on a grid wheel. Highly recommend.

This jig is an absolute Joy to use. Eliminates almost all the faults in grinding Gouges - no more burned corners of Roughing Gouge no more uneven flutes or edges on spindle gouges and an edge to die for on Bowl gouges. After several decades of battling with the tools I now have a simpler, satisfying and better way of sharpening my turning Gouges! Fabulous

On the face of it, this is a very simple jig which aids accuracy in sharpening wood-turning gouges - I definitely wouldn't use it on my carving gouges. It give one confidence in getting a reasonable cutting angle. However, it works best when you know what you are doing. I was lucky to have had help in setting it up by a colleague who had done the set up before and when you know what to do it is straightforward to use. The instructions are basic and not overly helpful: we had to make adjustments to the heights of both the grinding wheel and the jig itself before we could use it. Practice in using it is essential and, as I realise some sort of buffer wheel to finish/polish the edge is a good idea too. There are other bits that you can add to this kit, but I will stick with the basic package and learn to make it work for me.

Not very well thought out - some parts do not fit/work with each other but no warning is given before purchasing. All in all not really worth any more than 3 stars.

Well designed and made, excellent fit and finish, robust, and will likely outlast me. Comes with comprehensive directions for both installation and use. Dispatched and arrived promptly. Also very well priced. Happy customer all round!