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248340 Phil Schempf <philschempf@g...> 2014‑06‑04 Re: RE: incannel
I imagine Jim will be along shortly to set us straight, but in the mean
time you can look at his article on sharpening incannels on Wictor's site-

http://www.wkfinetools.com/contrib/jThompson/incannelGouge/incanGauge1.
asp">http://www.wkfinetools.com/contrib/jThompson/incannelGouge/incanGauge1.asp<
/a>

Phil


On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 12:04 PM, Thomas Conroy 
wrote:

> John Ruth wrote: "Scott's comment about mounted stones brings up the
> question as to whether a
> CONICAL mounted stone of the correct diameter and taper might not sharpen
> an
> incannel gouge perfectly in a single contact with the stone."
>
>
> I've eaten up a number of conical mounted stones for cleaning up the
> insides of mushroomed chisel sockets, though I have to confess I've usually
> bought them new. In my experience, if a power grinder is the same diameter
> as the curve I am trying to make, it grabs and tries to throw the tool off
> somewhere. So far I've been lucky and it hasn't thrown it at me. So now, I
> always grind with a tool of smaller diameter than the surface I am trying
> to make; with a conical stone, with a part of the cone that is smaller.
>
> Tom
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