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Sharpening
Once you have created the shape of the edge, it is an easy task to quickly re-sharpen the
tool. The sharpening should be done on your Tormek machine for the best finish and to
ensure that the edge is not overheated. Make the three settings noted on the Profile Label
carefully and you will obtain exactly the same shape every time even when the stone wears
and decreases in diameter.
Set the jig, JS.
Mount the tool with
a fixed protrusion, P.
Set the Universal Support.
Use hole A or hole B.
Sharpen with a light pressure
and swing the tool from side to
side. Since the shape is exactly
replicated and the edge is just
touched up, the sharpening
takes just 20–30 seconds.
Move the Universal Support to
the honing wheel and make the
same setting with the Setter.
Hone by swinging the tool
from side to side. You now
have an extra fine finish.
Polish the flute and remove
the burr on the Profiled Leather
Honing Wheel LA-120.
Honing
Honing and polishing the bevel and the flute to a finer finish will make the sharpness more
durable. Also, use the Setter and jig for this operation and you are sure that you are honing
to exactly the same shape as the sharpening plus you do not risk rounding off the very tip
of the edge.
These three factors determine the geometry of a gouge
