Sharpening Wood Turning Tools

[@MJ-nb1qn]

Thanks! Ken is a great Man. He has helped me several times. He even called me back on a Sunday!

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi my friend! Yes, he is a cool guy and provides a very personalized attention to his clients, that, my friend, is the way to do business. Clients become acquaintances and with the time friends. You do not see that too often. It is always great to deal with family owned businesses because they provide that kind of attention. Cheers! Daniel

[@joeleonetti8976]

Thank you for this video. Just bought this system and set it up. I am a new turner and have only recently taken a few classes. I especially liked how you showed removing burrs/getting rid of the sharp corners during set up on the jigs that slide back and forth. I have noticed mine was sticky as well when they slid back and forth. After watching your video, I noticed a burr in the chanel of the part. Between removing than and removing the hard edges on the jigs in all of 5 minutes, they slide back and forth smoothly. Not sure I would have thought of this. You really helped me.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Joe! Thanks, my friend, for the nice comment! It's great that you are taking classes and that you are enjoying turning. I am really happy the video helped solving the issue of the stuck jig. Cheers! Daniel

[@inspectr1949]

Thank you Daniel for the most comprehensive analysis of the well engineered Kodiak Sharpening System I've seen since its introduction. Having been turning for decades its amazing how much money I've invested in such systems over the years only to see yet other ones appear on the market and soon to be forgotten about or need updating.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Michael! Thank you, my dear friend, for your nice comments and for watching the video. The system works really nice and I have been using it nonstop since I got it. I have it placed pretty close to the lathe so resharpening a tool takes me literally, seconds. I was so happy with the results that I purchase a complete set, additional to the one I have shown in the video, so I can have the setup of each wheel for different tools or functions. That way I do not even need to waste time in changing the setup. Cheers! Daniel

[@inspectr1949]

@@DanielVilarino Thank you Daniel, WoodTurning Wonders will be at Totally Turning March 26th and 27th which is close to me so I'll more than likely add the Kodiak Sharpening stem to my "collection" of lathe tool sharpening systems which someone is always reinventing the wheel.

[@stadenart]

Excellent. Best explanation of sharpening the various turnings tools on the Kodiak system I have seen. Ken should post this on the company website.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Art! Hi my friend! Thank you for watching the video and for the comments! I am glad it was of help. For a while, Ken had some training videos in his WoodTurners Wonders page. Mine was included. However, I do not see them now. Maybe they are just referring people to their KZbin video. I don't know. Cheers! Daniel

[@TurninOnTulsaTime]

Thank you so much, my friend! This is the best explanation of the WW Kodiak Max I have yet seen, including those of Ken himself. I have had this system for a while now and have had an incomplete understanding of its true utility. I'm sure I will rewatch this excellent video and I look forward to others. Thanks again, sir GJC

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi George! Thank you so much, my dear friend, for watching the video and for the comments! I am glad the video was of help! Cheers! Daniel

[@nelsonpalmer4831]

Excellent descriptive video.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Nelso! Glad it was helpful! Cheers! Daniel

[@TheLaLaFarm]

I have watched probably a hundred of these sharpener videos, and other than the Tormek seem to really fit what I want to do regularly - sharpen chisels and turning tools. This is an excellent video and I plan to reach out to @woodturners wonders to discuss purchasing this system. Excellent video!! - Rick

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Rick! Thank you kindly, my dear friend for watching and commenting the video! I am very happy the video was clear and helpful. Cheers! Daniel

[@jydymyyyr9630]

Outstanding!!! Wish a hard-bound copy of your instruction (with pictures) came with every Kodiak System. The videos are great but I hate stopping my sharpening to go watch a video. Thank you for a great presentation.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Jydy! Thank you, my friend, for your nice comments! Yes, sometimes a hard copy is really nice. Maybe, in a future, I can do something like that. Cheers and happy holidays! Daniel

[@randymagee735]

Many thanks for the instruction. I just set up my Kodiak System today and sharpened all my tools. Then did some turning, I was not good at sharpening before and this system is almost foolproof, My tools actually cut with little effort. I also Thank you for the Video on fixing bowl gouge problems.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Randy! Thank you so much, my dear friend, for watching the video and for your nice comments. I am really glad the two videos were of help. The system works beautifully, doesn't it? Take care of yourself and be healthy! Daniel

[@terrybodenhorn3508]

Very useful video - clear, comprehensive, well organized, and nicely filmed. Thank you.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Terry! Thank you so much, my dear friend, for watching the video and for your nice comments. Your feedback is very important to me and I particularly appreciate the comment about the filming. It is something that many times goes unnoticed, the effort required to show something the right way. Take care of yourself and be healthy! Daniel

[@joelspring2487]

I too use the Kodiak system due to the problems I had with the Wolverine system. The Kodiak took care of all the issues I was having with my gouges and I highly recommend it. Your video of how to use the platform is GREAT - much better than the one on the Woodturners Wonders site -- I now know how to use it correctly! THANK YOU. I can not get the system to sharpen the bottom feeder gouge -- the stop ring on the pivot arm bottoms out (NO I did not move it). I guess I will have to call WTW and ask about this. Thank you for a great tutorial - very well done indeed!

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Joel! Many thanks, my dear friend, for watching this video and for your comments! The Kodiak works really well, so much so, that if you check my newest video, you will see I got a second one!!! Are you missing the stop ring? Normally they do have a set screw, perhaps yours was loose? Contact Ken, they are phenomenal in guiding people. Also, if you want, send me picture to my e-mail and maybe I can guide you: [e-mail] I hope you and your loved ones are keeping yourselves safe and in good health! Cheers! Daniel

[@joelspring2487]

@@DanielVilarino -- Daniel --- OK I see the problem now! The top of the diamond shape arm on your set-up has a cut-out which allows the stop ring to travel further towards the CBN wheel. I will call Ken and ask about this.

[@DanielVilarino]

@@joelspring2487 Glad you found out! I am sure Ken can solve your issue! Cheers! Daniel

[@joelspring2487]

@@DanielVilarino - Ken and his shop guy (don't recall his name) - were very helpful indeed. Ken did offer to replace the sliding arm - but I opted to just file down the top of the arm and it now works for the A3 setting. I now get a great edge on my bottom feeder gouges!!!

[@DanielVilarino]

@@joelspring2487 Hi my friend, that's great! Really happy it worked out!

[@svsoleil3255]

What a wonderful and informative video...I just bought the 1 HP set...thank you for making this video...Your demonstration of the sharpening was excellant...I think I will be able to jump right into it now..

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi my friend! I am really glad you found the video useful. Congratulations on the purchase of your 1HP system. You will enjoy it a lot, I am sure. Cheers! Daniel

[@shednut2666]

Wish I bought Ken instead of wolverine system bought grinder and wheels from Ken he was the one that answered the phone great guy

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi my friend! Thank you for your comment! Yes, indeed, he often takes on calls and has a great way to treat customers, you always feel welcome and well informed about his products. Cheers! Daniel

[@thomasharder9582]

Nice job Daniel...VERY nice job reviewing this system Daniel!! Your English is very good!!

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Thomas! Thank you very much, my friend, I am glad you enjoyed the video! Cheers! Daniel

[@jefflynch3946]

Excellent, thank you for this guide- I was lost.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Jeff! Thank you so much, my dear friend, for the nice comment! I am glad the video is of help! Cheers! And keep yourself and your loved ones healthy! Daniel

[@jefflynch3946]

Daniel Vilarino , I am very new at this and I have no instructions because I just joined a club and it closed because of this virus nonsense. I tried to watch videos and buy what I saw it googled questions. I sent pictures to Ken of my sharpening disaster. Part of the problem is I bought Hurricane tools because a google search said they were very good followed by Roger Sorby (? Spelling). Ken looked at the pictures and asked brand of tools, I told him and he advised me that they are soft metal. I have the Rikon 1hp with a 600 wide CBN and a 180 4 in 1 I think it is called and it came with the Kodiac set up from Ken. He sent me the link to your video. Yours is far more instructive and addressed the platform issues with the jigs. I rectified mine with a file, diamond card and silicon spray. Now it slides. Your video was so helpful, I can’t tell you how glad I am you made it. Be well my friend and thank you again.-Jeff

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Jeff! Thank you very much, my dear friend, for your nice comments. I am really glad the video was of help! Yes, I have some Hurricane tools, they are cheap, but you have to sharpen them much more often. Robert Sorby tools are made of much better steel. Also Thompson tools are pretty good: thompsonlathetools.com/ and Carter and son, as well: carterandsontoolworks.com/. I have a Pinnacle Cryogenic bowl gouge that I love, I use it most of the time, hold the sharp edge for a long time and I am considering buying one exactly like that one. I know that woodcraft and amazon sell them. Yes, we are living crazy times, aren't we? I hope everything is going well in this particular situation, keep yourself and yours healthy! Cheers! Daniel

[@daletprescott5199]

Great video looks like what in need.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Dale! Thank you so much, my friend, for the comment! It is, indeed, a great system! I was so happy that I got a second one and I have each wheel set for a different type of tool or function. Now sharpening is a breeze! Cheers! Daniel

[@glencrandall7051]

Daniel, I have been using the Wolverine system for a couple of years. Now that the Kodiak is out I have been switching over. I found the same problem as you with the sliding fixtures on the table. I found that I could free mine up by just operating them right to left and back several times. Use of a file as you did is probably best. I also have some table saw fence tape so I put some of that on the bottom of each of the three fixtures. Now there is almost zero friction when moving the fixtures right and left. You might try that too. This is an excellent demonstration of the set up and use of the Kodiak system. Thank you for sharing. PS I also got my Kodiak parts from Woodturners Wonders.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Glen! Thank you so much, my dear friend, for watching the video, for your nice comments and also for sharing your experience, I will try the table saw fence tape, since although they slide now, they still have a little friction metal against metal, and that feels a bit off when trying to sharpen. I thought about lubrication, but I like more your idea, less mess. Please keep good care of yourself and your loved ones! Cheers! Daniel

[@SendItBilly]

Incredibly accurate video. Best tool review and instruction I’ve seen.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi my friend! Thank you for watching and for your nice comments! Cheers! Daniel

[@SendItBilly]

@@DanielVilarino you happen to live in the states near Charlotte nc? Would love to see your work. Thanks again and I’ll. E getting this system soon. Spoke with Ken who directed me to your video and this video is what sold me on it.

[@harryjames2299]

Helpful. Thank you. Interesting to me that you found no particular use of the rounded edges of the 4-1. I'd have to say I agree. I've been sharpening scrapers on a flat wheel for a lifetime. For me, 2 megasquare wheels, one 180 for turning and one 600 for bench chisels.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Harry! Thank you very much, dear friend, for watching and for the comment. I am glad the video was helpful! I guess you can use the rounded edges for the internal curve of some scrappers but you are limited to the radius that comes with the wheel. In my case, the megasquares have been really useful in shapening both chisels and gouges for woodturning. Cheers! Daniel

[@charlesreicks648]

You are a lucky man. Thanks

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Charles! I am indeed! I loved the system and the sharpening is almost foolproof. Thank you so much, my dear friend, for watching the video and for your nice comments. Take care of yourself and be healthy! Daniel

[@hacc220able]

Excellent - thanks for sharing.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Ralph! My pleasure! Thank you so much for the comment my dear friend! Cheers! Daniel

[@briancasey2669]

Fantastic video!

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Brian! Thank you very much my friend! Glad you liked it! Cheers! Daniel

[@leandrotelloespert7768]

Hola Daniel. Genial como siempre. Todas las dudas aclaradas. Un fuerte abrazo

[@DanielVilarino]

Mil gracias, amigo mío! Me alegra mucho que fue de ayuda. ¡Un abrazo muy fuerte y cuídate mucho! Daniel

[@martinelliott2720]

Daniel, great video. Very detailed and easy to understand. All of the concepts that you showed make it super easy to get razor sharp edges on the tools. One thing that I have been scouring the web for an answer to is can an Ellsworth grind be created with this system. It appears that the Irish Grind that is one of the “stock” settings is 55*, while the Ellsworth appears to be 60*. I am sure I can experiment around a bit to replicate the grind on an Ellsworth gouge I bought, but with all of your knowledge, I thought you may have experienced this already and have a solution, if you ever happen to use that cutting edge angle? Again, awesome video! Thank you.

[@DanielVilarino]

Thank you very much, my friend, I am glad you enjoyed the video! The angle of the grind is given by two factors, the tilt of the gouge holder and the proximity of the arm to the wheel. The tild has only two positions and there is no easy way to select anything in the middle, either A or B. The base has three notches and the farther away you remove the arm, the higher is the angle. You could try to extend the arm further and not place it in a notch but just tighten the knob to secure it. Once you achieve the desired angle, you can mark the position of where the notch should have been and then you can make an extra notch in that place. That is the solution I can suggest for this particular system. I hope it works for you. Cheers! Daniel

[@martinelliott2720]

@@DanielVilarino Thank you for the suggestions. I have been playing around doing exactly that. The nose angle is easy. It’s getting the distance for the holder from the wheel to have the wings develop properly that seems to be the challenge. I will keep experimenting. I really like the grind that came on the tool from Crown and my goal is to keep it. I may play with it in CAD to try to determine the tool geometry as well. Happy turning.

[@krperry2007]

@@martinelliott2720 Hello, did you also try a different stick out setting, or do you think the arm setting work better?

[@randymagee735]

Thanks! A great tutorial. Could you show sharpening a detail gouge?

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Randy! Thank you so much, my dear friend, for watching the video and for your nice comments. The spindle gouge I sharpened in minute 33:49 of the video is a detail spindle gouge. The naming detail, generally refers to a low angle and long wings, but if you mean a different tool, please send me a picture to [e-mail] to know which one. Take care of yourself and be healthy! Cheers! Daniel

[@randymagee735]

Thank you!

[@Bramsshed1913]

Hello Daniel It certainly looks a well made piece of kit, and sees to all the sharpening requirements of the gouges. I did a search for the system here in the UK but unfortunately it appears it is not available this side of the pond . Otherwise, an extremely good review my friend Cheers and take care Bram

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Bran! Hi my friend! Thank you so much for the comment! I am really glad you liked it! Ken told me that although they do not have a subsidiary in Europe they do ship internationally. It is just a matter of seen where to. I have his e-mail if you need it, he is a very nice guy. Cheers and keep yourself and your loved ones healthy and safe! Daniel

[@Bramsshed1913]

Thanks Daniel ,I would imagine the shipping to the UK would be understandably expensive

[@davidpeters9894]

Great video! How is the system holding up after almost two years?

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi David! Thank you very much, my friend, for watching the video and leaving a comment! The system is holding up great, so much so that I got a second one so that I can have pre set different wheels with the platforms or accessories that I use the most. That make my sharpening so easy and fast, literally in seconds, I retouch a gouge or scraper and I am back at the lathe. It saves so much time. I used other systems that I still have, but to be sincere, I have not gone back to them since I got this one. Cheers! Daniel

[@mmfenske1]

Hi Daniel, Nice video with good demonstrations. It looked like you did not use the 600 grit CBN wheel that was on the grinder when you took it out of the box. It sounded like you thought it was too fine of a finish and prefer the 180 grit for lathe tools. It looked like you put two 180 grit Mega Square wheels on your new Kodiak grinder system. What did you do with the 600 grit CBN wheel and why did you order it to come with the grinder? It seems like overkill to have 2 of the same wheels on the same grinder when it appears so easy to change out the sharpening platforms on the Kodiak system. However, at about 42:40 when you are sharpening a bench chisel you were using a 41 style wheel like the one you took off the grinder at about 7:55 in the video...was this the 600 grit wheel and do you prefer that grit for bench & plane chisels? I was surprised you were able to cut paper with the skew and that the usual burr that develops during grinding did not interfere. I realize every turner may have their own preferences but I like to get everyone's suggestions. It sounds like for ALL turning tools you prefer 180 grit and no finer...? I currently have a 180 grit CBN wheel and seems OK but I was thinking of maybe going finer and was just wondering your additional thoughts. I know Ken has several grits between 180 & 600 grit. Please advise and Thanks again for the video. Take Care, Myles

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Myles! Thank you so much, my dear friend, for your nice comments! Ken send me the system because he was sponsoring that particular video. I did not know what type of wheel he would send. I actually had already bought the two 180 grit mega squares and another grinder. My idea is to have in that long table a sharpening station with several grinders different wheels, polishing wheels, wire brush wheels, etc. for different things. I also have a Tormek system that I will probably mount there. When he sent me the grinder I did not know what type of wheel he would send and he selected that 600 grit 4 in 1. I think 600 grit is too fine for wood turning tools. Let't go around this reasoning. You use a bench chisel on the edge of a board that it is, let's say, 48 inches long. It takes you about 20 passes with the bench chisel to get the shape you wanted, and that took you about 25 minutes of manual work. On the other side, you have a bowl with an external diameter of 12 inches, that you are turning with a bowl gouge, and the piece is rotating at 800 RPMs. In the case of the bench chisel, if every pass was the complete lenght of the board, you cut 20 x 48 = 960 linear inches of wood in those 25 minutes of work. In the case of the gouge, the diameter times pi = 37.7 inches, so the gouge cuts 37.7 inches per revolution, in a minute it will cut 30,160 linear inches, in 25 minutes it will cut 754,000 inches. That is almost 12 miles of linear wood, vs 27 yards. Big difference. So, to sharpen a bench chisel, polish its back and take it to a very, very fine edge, with grits of 9,000 or even higher, it makes sense, because you will cut much less, but a gouge or similar tool in the lathe will need to renew the sharp edge more often and you do not need such a fine edge, actually, it may be counterproductive because it will last much less and you will have to sharpen much more often. I think a 180 grit wheel will leave a pretty nice burr on the tools that will have the balance of cutting for 15 minutes between sharpenings and still leave a nice surface. As a matter of fact, many production turners use coarser grits, of 120 or even 80. The reason I got two of the 180 wheels is because I want to be able to go to the wheel and sharpen in less than 20 seconds to be back to the lathe, so if I have one mounted with the swivel arm for my bowl gouge or spindle gouge, depending on what I am turning and the platform with the right angle for a scraper or a skew chisel on the other wheel, and I do not need to be changing arms from one side to the other. I have the other grinder with a 60 wheel, that I will show in my next video, and the 600 grit wheel mounted there. And that is whey you saw it in the video for the bench chisel, good catch, by the way. But it is mounted in a second grinder, not in the one with the 180 wheels. It is just that the camera angle does not show there the two grinders although they are side by side. I actually have a third grinder with the old (5 year old) wheels there (both curved edge, wide CBN, I bought from Wood Turners Wonders that long ago, and they are like new), so, I may end up mounting that third grinder as well in the bench. In summary, I think the 180 wheel will work super for wood turning. If you want a wheel to sharpen bench tools, like bench chisels and planers, then a finer grit would probably be best, I think they even have 1000. Although I think I would do those, myself, on bench stones, but that is personal preference. I hope this long answer, sorry about that, helps clarify your doubts, but let me know if you have any additional question or comment! Cheers! And keep yourself and your loved ones healthy! Daniel

[@mmfenske1]

@@DanielVilarino Hi Daniel, Excellent, excellent reply and no need to apologize for it being too long at all!! I now understand your logic and can see your point about going too fine and having to resharpen too often. I currently have the Oneway Veri-grind sharpening system with one 41 style 80 grit CBN wheel with the 1.25" width and the other wheel a 180 grit Radius Edge style CBN wheel with the 1.5" width from Wood Turners Wonders . It grinds well but sometimes I find myself sliding off the face of the wheel when I'm swinging the Veri-grind and have to kind of retouch or start over somewhat. The Mega Square wheel also shows the wheel width as 1.5" but without the radius would that ultimately give me more surface area and less chance of sliding off? It appears that with the Kodiak system there is no chance to slide off the wheel as it looks like the tool holder is in a stationary vertical position and the tool swings from there...correct? I've only been turning for about 3 years and still finding my way, so to speak. I currently set my Ver-grind arm length using the Raptor system gigs. Do you find the Kodiak system adequate with having just the 3 bowl gouge and 1 spindle gouge settings available? I basically started turning with only carbide and have recently been trying to get into "conventional" turning tools and want to see what the pros think & suggest etc. One last question from my first comment section--I was surprised you were able to cut paper with the skew and that the usual burr that develops during grinding did not interfere. Your reply on all of these questions will be appreciated and again a million thanks!! Take Care, Myles

[@manuelbarreto6333]

Estimado señor; Compré una piedra CBN grano 180 y no consigo afilar gubia alguna, le pregunto si es por que mi maquina de afilar es 3.000 r.p.m. o la piedra (nueva) esta en malas condiciones, y si tengo posibilidad de rectificarla y como. Mis felicitaciones por sus trabajos. Gracias

[@DanielVilarino]

Hola Manuel! Muchas gracias, amigo mío, por ver el video y por el comentario. Por favor, si podés, mandame a mi dirección de correo electrónico: [e-mail] fotos de la piedra y de cómo está instalada. Las ruedas CBN no necesitan rectificación, si notás vibración, por ejemplo, puede ser que no esté correctamente instalada y eso puede afectar el afilado. Un abrazo fuerte! Daniel

[@mpart_woodlathe-stuff]

Great instructive video Daniel👍 Guess what ? I'm off to order the same setup from Ken. Stay safe. -Mike

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Mike! Thank you so much, dear friend, for watching the video and for the nice comment. I know you will love it. Take care of yourself and your loved ones and keep healthy! Cheers! Daniel

[@mpart_woodlathe-stuff]

@@DanielVilarino And when I talked to Ken, he said you had done a great job on the vid too 👍👍

[@youmbgtube]

Daniel excellent reference video. I recently purchased a Crown/Colwin Way 1-1-4" skew chisel. It was flat ground when new but when I sharpened it with a jig it is hollow ground now. Which grind is better? Also, I have the WW CBN wheels but my wheel with abrasive on the side also has a radius and doesn't look like I can get the whole edge against the wheel at once if I had the WW vertical jig. Will this still work? - Thanks

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Mike! Thank you very much, my friend, I am glad you enjoyed the video! There are those who say the flat ground are better because they do not produce those many catches, some say that the hollow ground are better because then you can hone them easily and avoid wasting material, I think any will do as long as they are sharp. If the wheel has a radius edge, you can probably can use it to do a side grind, but be careful not to press too much against the round edge otherwise you will do a dent. Being 1 inch and 1/4, it is difficult to fit in most sides of the wheels, so you have to slide it in order to cover the whole bevel, that may make the flat grinding a bit difficult. That being the case, I would probably stick with a hollow grind for that bevel if I do not feel I will get the flat grind just right. With the vertical jig, you just have one position, and cannot slide the chisel to cover the whole bevel, so in the case of a wide chisel like yours, probably the horizontal jig will work better and use the hollow grind. I have chisels sharpened flat and sharpened hollow and cannot really say I prefer one over the other. As I mentioned above, since I have some diamond cards, I often just hone them at the lathe and that saves me trips to the sharpening wheels. Cheers! Daniel

[@youmbgtube]

@@DanielVilarino Thanks for the quick response. Yeah, I think I will be better with hollow grind. I have a Wolverine system - do you recommend their skew jig or would you do it freehand?

[@billleigher1657]

Wonderful video Daniel. I learned a lot about the system and it will help me get more out of mine. Have you experiment with other angles for sharpening gouges than the three preset slots that the guillotine fit into? Wood Turners Wonders tells me that slot 1 is 30 degrees, slot 2 is 40 degrees and slot 3 is 60 degrees. I am wondering if there is a simple way to get to a 45 degree sharpening angle.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Bill! Thank you for watching the video, my friend and for the comments! I haven't tried yet, but I want to, because there are some other angles I would love to try. In my old system, I used to have aluminum right angle profiles to use as stop block for the arm distance. You can fix the arm in any position, for example between the slot 2 and the slot 3 to get a different angle. 45° would be between those two (if 2 is 40 and 3 is 60) probably closer to 2 than 3. I would fix the arm using the thumbscrew and try it. If after sharpening you get the correct 45 angle, then I would mark the placement in the arm and probably use a metal grinder to make an additional notch. Which you can mark with a sticker with the 45° so you know what it is. I guess you can do that or also make yourself a right angle profile to get the correct placement if you prefer not to grind the arm. Cheers! Daniel

[@billleigher1657]

Daniel - I have been thinking about ways to do easily set the Kodiak jig for a repeatable angle. I think it may be come to me yesterday when I was watching a session with Glenn Lucas. He uses a piece of plywood a way to set the same arm length for a One-Way jig so I checked to see if a similar method might be used on the Kodiak system. I think you can by place the right length of material between joint where the saddle mechanism is welded to the sliding piece and where the sliding piece enters the tightening mechanism. When the sliding piece is at the number 3 slot this length is 4/9/16 which according to WW is 60 degrees. When it at the number 2 slot the length is 3 7/32 for 40 degrees. I am not sure if the angles in between would be proportional but if they are a 55 degree setting would be 3 25/32. Any thoughts about this approach? Bill

[@billmoore3559]

@@billleigher1657 Thanks for the great idea. I have a Thompson 1/2" bowl gouge at 50 deg that I really like but no preset works for it. I adjusted the locking arm so it was at the proper position for the angle I wanted and then with a caliper took a measurement between the points you mentioned. I cut a piece of old 1/4" square aluminum (old towel bar?) I had laying around and now can duplicate the angle every time using the piece as a spacer. Works great! Not sure how to include a picture here or I would. Oh, and as you probably know the 30, 40, 60 degrees angles are at the A position on the arm. When you switch to B, at least on mine, it's about a 10 degree difference.

[@billleigher1657]

@@billmoore3559 I ended up doing exactly the same thing but used a piece of polyethylene bar stock. I was unsure of my math so I set it the jig at the factory bevel and then measured the length of the arm. It has worked great for my Glenn Lucas gouges. I suspected that the angle would be different for that A and B positions but have not experimented. Thank you for letting me know.

[@mikeb4555]

have you done a negative rake scraper?

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Mike, Thank you, my friend, for watching and commenting. I have not, I actually do not have one, although it should be just a question of adjusting the angle for sharpening the profile. In general, when I need the negative rake, I just raise the handle a little and adjust the tool rest accordingly, so the tip of the tool will cut around the center. This slight inclination gives the negative angle when needed and you just sharpen the scrapper in the regular fashion. But I have to admit that the negative rake sharpening is tempting and probably a more safe way to work with the tool. Cheers! Daniel

[@raymundoortiz7269]

what is the best speed to sharpen using those wheels?

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Raymundo! Thank you so much, my dear friend, for watching the video and for your comment. This grinder works at 1750 RPMs and that seems to do a great job. It keeps the metal from heating up too much. Since the wheels are metallic, they could also work at higher speeds, but be careful if you are sharpening something that is not HSS. Take care of yourself and be healthy! Daniel

[@robertkutz]

what grit is the other wheel ? great video

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Robert! Thank you for your comments, my friend. This grinder I mounted with two 180 grit wheels. I think those are great for sharpening wood turning tools, so I can have one ready with a swivel arm and another with the platform. Typically, if I am doing spindle work, the two tools I will use the most are the skew and the spindle gouge, so I can have the platform to sharpen the skew and the swivel arm to sharpen the spindle. If I am doing a bowl, I will use the bowl gouge and probably a scraper, so I can set the platform for the scraper and the swivel arm for the bowl gouge. That means, I will go to the grinder for about 20 seconds to retouch the edge and back to the lathe, no matter what tool I need to sharpen, and avoid changing arms from one side to another and re setting the systems. I have another grinder with a 60 grit mega square for reshaping and coarser work (I will show that in my next video, and on the other side I mounted the 600 grit that they sent me originally, which will work with bench tools, like chisels and planer blades. I hope this answer your question. Please let me know if you have additional ones or more comments. Cheers! Daniel

[@hussainal-hussaini8483]

Hi Daniel I recently discovered your channel and I love your work.. What can I say.. I came for the content stayed for the accent 😂😍🌹.. Now I have 1 questions for you and i'll appreciate your answer.. Which system is better overall the Wolvrerine or Kodiak? Am trying to start my journey in sharpening wood turning tools and i have no background and i went to read about this subject on the AAW page it seems that ppl are still considering the oneway system as the better option because Kodiak is relatively new to the market.. But since you already have it for about a year now.. I really want your honest opinion about it?

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Hussain! Thank you very much, my friend, for watching the video and leaving a comment! Hahahaha! I know... I have been living here for almost three decades and still cannot shake the accent, hahahahaa! Regarding your question, let me start by saying that I have used the wolverine for many years and I was always pretty satisfied by it results. But, since I got the Kodiak, I almost did not come back to the old system. The Kodiak, in my opinion, eliminates the guess work, the settings of A, B and 1, 2, 3, are very easy to understand and particularly for the person who is starting to sharpen tools, it gives him/her a great starting point. In the case of the wolverine, I had to make myself some small pieces, like, for example, aluminum angles, cut at specific distances and mark them depending on the type of profile I wanted, to help with the sharpening. If you are going to just touch up an already well sharpened tool, both systems work really well. If you have a good deal of experience sharpening and formatting gouges profiles, both systems work well. But if you are brand new to sharpening, the Kodiak seems to me a better option. And even after using many years the wolverine, I never felt the need to go back to it. The Kodiak platform is particularly useful and easy to use to sharpen all sort of tools. I hope this helps! Cheers! Daniel

[@hussainal-hussaini8483]

@@DanielVilarino hehehehe thanks alot for the input and please don't you ever try to change your accent.. I loved it and I mean it.. Hmm about the Kodiak system I already tried to contact WTW as soon as I saw your vedio because you made it so obvious but I really was curious about your opinion after using it for about a year. So thanks alot my dear friend for making things easier for me to decide, I appreciate your time, efforts and your sweet spirit.. I wish you the very best both in life and in your woodworking journey. Hussain from 🇰🇼Kuwait 🙏🏼

[@DanielVilarino]

@@hussainal-hussaini8483 Thank you very much Hussain for your nice comments, the pleasure is mine! Best wishes! Daniel

[@brandytabor1147]

Daniel, I loved the video and I think it confirms that I will get the Kodiak system. Is the higher HP better? I was going to get the 1/2 HP to save a little money but should I just get the 1 HP instead?

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Brandy! Thank you for watching the video and for your comments! Regarding your question, I have the 1/2 HP motor, I think the only issue is that because the wheels are big and heavy, it takes a few seconds more to reach maximum velocity. Also, if you apply a, let's say, scraper, to hard over the wheel, it will probably reduce its velocity, acting as a brake. The 1HP probably would not have that problem, although you will never need to apply such a force to remove material, you just need to let the wheel do its job. I do not remember the difference in the price, but if you are short on the budget, I think the 1/2 HP will do the job almost as well. I hope this helps! Cheers! Daniel

[@basspescadorariel3833]

Hola pibe de donde sos me gusto El video del mate yo de ky

[@DanielVilarino]

Hola Ariel! Muchas gracias, amigo mío, por ver el video y por comentar. Yo soy uruguayo pero hace ya casi 30 años que vivo en el norte de Virginia (últimamente en Reston). En qué parte de Kentucky estás? Un abrazo fuerte! Daniel

[@daviddominguezarellano1533]

Sr vilarino tendrá un cel para comunicarme con usted por favor.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hola David, muchas gracias por el comentario. Como te respondía en otro mensaje de otro video, por favor envíame un e-mail a [e-mail]. Siempre me resulta más fácil responder por dicho medio. Un gran abrazo! Daniel

[@daviddominguezarellano1533]

@@DanielVilarino Hola su servidor David Domínguez de Toluca México,me interesa una piedra de CBN en medidas 8” de diámetro,12mm de ancho y 5/8 de entrada al esmeril en grano 180.

[@hendersiano]

Daniel, lamento descubrir que seas tan mala persona!!!! Como te tomas el atrevimiento de mostrarnos ese equipo de afilados a nosotros, que andamos haciendo malabares para inventar algo con que sacarle filos a nuestras herramientas caseras!!!! Jajajajajaj no, realmente te felicito por tu equipamiento y como ya te dije alguna vez, una muy sana envidia!!! Un abrazo grande. PD. Ya te la vamos a copiar!!! Jajajajaj

[@DanielVilarino]

Hola Miguel Angel! Muchas gracias, amigo mío, por tus lindos comentarios. Por lo general, trato de hacer videos que muestren herramientas, técnicas y accesorios que se pueden usar aún en países donde no hay un mercado de oferta o los costos son muy altos. Pero a veces me gusta también mostrar lo que existe y más allá que sea costoso, es bueno informarse. Y como dices, puede servir de inspiración a gente industriosa. Espero que tú y los tuyos estén con buena salud y se estén cuidando. Un abrazo fuerte! Daniel