Spear Point

[Nathan]

Any idea for the best way to sharpen my woodturning 1/2" spear point?  

Thanks for the forum, this is workign well for me.

[Jeff Farris]

First let me say that although many companies put a spear point scraper in their sets, I have yet to see any turner worthy of the title that uses one.  

That said, sharpening it is a matter of freehand alignment of the two bevels to the grindstone.  Use the SVD-110 for support.

[Nathan]

That's what I ended up doing, free-hand sharpening on the SVD110. It sure isn't as smooth as using a jig though.  I just recently started turning, and wanted to get my hand-me-down tools sharp.  The Tormek is working great for me. (And I did order it from Sharptools, with no problems!)  I pretty much use the spear point to make a consistant V-groove cut, or to remove material under the crown on a mushroom since it is a smaller tool

Thanks again for your help.