[Quickstep]

Total newbie question:

I bought a 3/8" spindle gouge when I first got my lathe, but I recently took a class where we used a gouge with more of a fingernail shape and I liked it.
Can I just grind the fingernail shape on my gouge, or do I need to buy a new tool? If I can grind the fingernail shape into my spindle gouge, what's the right grinding jig to use for that? Thanks.

 

[john lucas]

YOu certainly can. Watch the last couple of minutes of this video and it will show you how I sharpen my detail gouge on the same jig as my bowl gouge.

 

[Quickstep]

Whoa!

Thanks for the video. I watched it; several of the freehand operations require more skill than I have.

 

[john lucas]

It's just practice. Practice and Practice