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Fingernail grind
Bill21:
--- Quote from: bodrighywood on August 10, 2021, 03:21:55 PM ---I agree with you Bill though the open mind includes those who think that what the 'experts' use is right.
Pete
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Yes, it’s been said more than once that some of these grinds are not for the inexperienced!
Twisted Trees:
--- Quote from: Bill21 on August 10, 2021, 02:33:30 PM ---As an example, my spindle gouge worked absolutely fine with “my” standard grind but worked so much better when I replicated the grind used by Cindy Drozda.
Keep an open mind and don’t get set in your ways.
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I agree with you Bill, I do every now and then think about it and "reset" my grinds then I sort of measure and engineer a particular grind, often it is because I have been careless and tried to cut a piece with a nail or stone embeded....
Specialist cutting as done by Cindy does require a specialist grind, which is why bowl and spindle gouges wear out quicker, so that you can have a new one, then experiment with weird shapes on the old ones :)
But I have yet to see a blank wielding a protractor and until I do 13 to 18° = 15 and 42 - 48° = 45 etc....
Twisted Trees:
--- Quote from: V8-108 on August 09, 2021, 04:28:00 PM ---Just as a bit of a side thought on this subject.....is it worth keeping bowl gouges with the original grind? I have a virtually new set of Record Power chisels and the one I converted to the fingernail grind was a duplicate RP that I had. I'm not convinced that I want to convert the 3 newer bowl gouges yet, but suspect they will be slightly easier to use with the FN grind and probably more versatile? More experienced turners thoughts on retaining the original grind or conversion appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Neil
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Yep, one mid size steep angle traditional grind covers that need the others are all some form of fingernail as it is more flexible, if you find yourself cutting 1 shape repeatedly then a specialist grind for that shape is good, but for most "more versatile" is the winner.
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