Patent ID: 6254455
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: B24B

Abstract:
A jig apparatus for use in sharpening woodworking gouges, carving chiesels and carving gouges comprising:a grinder;a tubular housing having opposed ends and a guide surface, said tubular housing having a longitudinal axis, said guide surface being at an acute angle with respect to said longitudinal axis, said housing being movable adjacent said grinder;a tool; anda tool holder located by and guided within said housing so as to be pivotable about said longitudinal axis of said housing and slidable along said longitudinal axis, said tool holder having an attachment means for securing said tool thereto such that a part of said tool passes through said housing so as to present a tip of said tool toward said grinder, said tool holder further having a guide boss engagable with said guide surface such that throughout engagement a correspondence exists between linear movement of said tool along said longitudinal axis and a pivotal movement of said tool about said longitudinal axis so as to cause a desired controlled interaction between said tip of said tool and said grinder.