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#11
Wood Turning / Re: Settings for sharpening Wo...
Last post by Ken S - May 04, 2026, 03:21:04 PMLars,
A few suggestions: Tormek used to sell a woodturner's instruction box. It contained an instruction book written by Torgny Jansson, the founder and inventor of the Tormek. It alco contains an excellent DVD by Jeff Farris, the founder of this forum. Jeff is an accomplished turner. The DVD is divided into two sections, setting up the jigs and using them. If you cannot find the instruction box, email Tormek support ([email protected]). They can help you with instruction.
There is a section in the handbook covering sharpening bowl gouges. It is subheaded SVD-186R, although it also applies to the SVD-185. It starts around p72.If you don't have a paper, just register your Tormek online. You can then download the handbook in several languages, including Danish, at no charge.
Here is a link to two Tormek youtubes which should be useful to you:
https://www.youtube.com/live/7aHmc43RUY4?si=az8R7KNDS8GQsK96
https://youtu.be/-cEXDssipig?si=uDrrB8DM_N1dpCd_
Ken
A few suggestions: Tormek used to sell a woodturner's instruction box. It contained an instruction book written by Torgny Jansson, the founder and inventor of the Tormek. It alco contains an excellent DVD by Jeff Farris, the founder of this forum. Jeff is an accomplished turner. The DVD is divided into two sections, setting up the jigs and using them. If you cannot find the instruction box, email Tormek support ([email protected]). They can help you with instruction.
There is a section in the handbook covering sharpening bowl gouges. It is subheaded SVD-186R, although it also applies to the SVD-185. It starts around p72.If you don't have a paper, just register your Tormek online. You can then download the handbook in several languages, including Danish, at no charge.
Here is a link to two Tormek youtubes which should be useful to you:
https://www.youtube.com/live/7aHmc43RUY4?si=az8R7KNDS8GQsK96
https://youtu.be/-cEXDssipig?si=uDrrB8DM_N1dpCd_
Ken
#12
Wood Turning / Re: Settings for sharpening Wo...
Last post by tgbto - May 04, 2026, 03:05:36 PM #13
Wood Turning / Settings for sharpening Woodcu...
Last post by LarsHansen - May 04, 2026, 02:22:36 PMI searched the forum but no luck so here goes.
The tip of the Woodcut bowl gouge comes in two versions.
One with a traditional 35° grind and one with a 55°fingernail grind.
Since the tip is quite short, I'd love to avoid experimenting like I'd normally do.
So if anyone has success with a certain "formula", I'd be happy to have it.
Can anybody help with hints to Tormek settings that fit - besides "trial & error"?
Thanks very much for ANY help.
Lars
The tip of the Woodcut bowl gouge comes in two versions.
One with a traditional 35° grind and one with a 55°fingernail grind.
Since the tip is quite short, I'd love to avoid experimenting like I'd normally do.
So if anyone has success with a certain "formula", I'd be happy to have it.
Can anybody help with hints to Tormek settings that fit - besides "trial & error"?
Thanks very much for ANY help.
Lars
#14
General Tormek Questions / Re: Ultrasonic cleaner to remo...
Last post by tgbto - May 04, 2026, 10:31:14 AMA bit more food for thought on this ultrasonic deburring thing :
https://www.blackstone-ney.com/blog/ultrasonics-deburring-fact-or-fantasy/
https://www.blackstone-ney.com/blog/ultrasonics-deburring-fact-or-fantasy/
#15
Knife Sharpening / Re: A new resource
Last post by Brock O Lee - May 04, 2026, 09:05:58 AMQuote from: tgbto on May 04, 2026, 08:54:19 AMThis report was shared by the author and discussed in this thread on the forum
Thank you for the reference. 👍
#16
Knife Sharpening / Re: A new resource
Last post by tgbto - May 04, 2026, 08:54:19 AMThis report was shared by the author and discussed in this thread on the forum
#17
General Tormek Questions / Re: Good Light
Last post by tgbto - May 04, 2026, 08:49:48 AMQuote from: Rossy66 on April 30, 2026, 07:01:03 PMI was lucky to find this, it's classified as a reading light but it's led with three colors and flexible. It's perfect for sharpening.
Wow, it looks very nice, not only for sharpening but also for having around the workshop. Care to share a link ?
#18
General Tormek Questions / Re: Burr removal.....the bane ...
Last post by Rossy66 - May 02, 2026, 02:48:03 AMThanks to everybody for all their suggestions I sat down yesterday for about 3 and 1/2 hours and worked on getting my burr removal down. I feel like I have made some large steps in freehanding and have noticed the difference with different knife steels. I feel like I'm getting there and it's nice not having to take off the diamond wheel every time I'm removing the burr of the knife. Thanks everyone I just have to work a little harder.
#19
General Tormek Questions / Re: Burr removal.....the bane ...
Last post by Royale - May 01, 2026, 04:24:09 PMOnce I raise a burr on my last grindstone used, I make a few light alternating passes on both sides of the blade to weaken the burr.
I use the composite wheel on most knives, and I strop at sharpening angle the majority of the time. I start with the burr side up, make about 10 passes, before flipping the knife to burr side down, and another 10 passes.
I put in about 20 passes each side before I start alternating passes for about 10 passes each side.
Finally, I'd raise the stropping angle by about 1 degree, do about 10 alternating passes on each side, and later clean up the edge with 99% IPA before doing any sort of inspection/testing.
I notice the composite wheel tends to leave a bit of material on the cutting edge, so sometimes the roughness I feel isn't the burr, but just rubber and aluminium oxide still stuck on.
I use the composite wheel on most knives, and I strop at sharpening angle the majority of the time. I start with the burr side up, make about 10 passes, before flipping the knife to burr side down, and another 10 passes.
I put in about 20 passes each side before I start alternating passes for about 10 passes each side.
Finally, I'd raise the stropping angle by about 1 degree, do about 10 alternating passes on each side, and later clean up the edge with 99% IPA before doing any sort of inspection/testing.
I notice the composite wheel tends to leave a bit of material on the cutting edge, so sometimes the roughness I feel isn't the burr, but just rubber and aluminium oxide still stuck on.
#20
Knife Sharpening / Re: A new resource
Last post by Brock O Lee - May 01, 2026, 12:42:39 PMThanks for sharing!
Interesting reading, and much respect for the effort and financial commitment to produce this report. I filed it for future reference.
A few things caught my attention regarding the BESS results:
1. I am surprised that the sharpened blades did not achieve sub-100 BESS scores? Except for one outlier in the raw results.
2. The report mentions that sub-130 BESS indicates a fully deburred edge? I remember Wootz considered sub-100 BESS to be fully deburred. He routinely achieved much lower than that, using the deburring techniques mentioned in the report.
However, I am aware that BESS scores are dependent on test technique and test media (clips vs spool), so that might explain the differences.
I bring this up as hobbyist, and from my own experience, my 100+ BESS edges often have room for improvement. I find that 70-80 BESS scores are very achievable on a Tormek and Edge Pro (after deburring steps). I have even managed mid-50's on a few occasions, so the high BESS numbers in the report seems odd.
For context, this edge was from the Edge Pro, at 16 dps, finished on 1000 grit diamond, stropped on 1 micron diamond spray on basswood. The Spyderco Native Chief in CPM-REX-45 in the background had the same treatment and scored 58.
Interesting reading, and much respect for the effort and financial commitment to produce this report. I filed it for future reference.
A few things caught my attention regarding the BESS results:
1. I am surprised that the sharpened blades did not achieve sub-100 BESS scores? Except for one outlier in the raw results.
2. The report mentions that sub-130 BESS indicates a fully deburred edge? I remember Wootz considered sub-100 BESS to be fully deburred. He routinely achieved much lower than that, using the deburring techniques mentioned in the report.
However, I am aware that BESS scores are dependent on test technique and test media (clips vs spool), so that might explain the differences.
I bring this up as hobbyist, and from my own experience, my 100+ BESS edges often have room for improvement. I find that 70-80 BESS scores are very achievable on a Tormek and Edge Pro (after deburring steps). I have even managed mid-50's on a few occasions, so the high BESS numbers in the report seems odd.
For context, this edge was from the Edge Pro, at 16 dps, finished on 1000 grit diamond, stropped on 1 micron diamond spray on basswood. The Spyderco Native Chief in CPM-REX-45 in the background had the same treatment and scored 58.