Andy, about what you wrote about sharpening. You are correct, after looking at some of the tools that were being used at a demo last night, mine were practically blunt in comparison, with the exception of the scraper and skews.
I bought a new 3/8 bowl gouge last week from Axminster, with the intention of sweeping it back as an alternative to the standard gouge, so far I have half killed it and have managed to gain a terrible edge, I overheated it for one thing. In its current state it is more or less unusable, I think I will have to try to either grind it back to its original angles, or learn how to put the correct angle on it.
I am using the Sorby 447 universal Jig with fingernail profiler, with bad results so far. I am also using the wheel that the grinder came with, maybe this is where my problem lies. The grinder had a thin and a thick wheel, I am using the thicker wheel, grey / white in colour.
Any thoughts anybody?