re: Carving Gouges

Splint, before I got that Tormek jig, I cut two pieces of angle iron and drilled and tapped them so they would sandwich the tool between them.  Then I just used the legs of the bottom angle as a stop against the bar.  It worked for gouges as well as skews.  I still have it but I've picked up some Tormek jigs that leave it in the drawer most of the time.  

Yeah George I feel your pain.  It took me quite a lot of practice to get gouges to where I could get symmetric bevels and sharp corners.  As you can see, even after doing 15 or so of them, I still don't have it down pat.  And vee tools are even worse.  That'll probably be the next post in this series 😉

Thanks Ross!  In general, the Tormek should work great for most tools.  It's one system I haven't tried but I know that most everyone that has one swears by it.  I do really like their jigging system a lot.