The Tormek SVS-38 Short Tool Jig is designed for sharpening short woodcarving tools and the shortest chisels. It suits straight-shanked tools such as wood chisels, carving gouges and tools for power carvers.
The Tormek SVS-38 Short Tool Jig is designed for sharpening short woodcarving tools and the shortest chisels. It suits straight-shanked tools such as wood chisels, carving gouges and tools for power carvers.
The jig has two parallel flanges running on both sides of the Universal Support, which ensure that the jig always holds the tool square to the grindstone, even when rotated. You can concentrate on how the edge touches the grindstone or honing wheel without worrying whether the jig is square to the stone. Min. tool length 45 mm (1 3/4") at 20° edge angle.
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Specific References
The jigs are usually not included with the machine; you choose them by the tools you want to sharpen. All jigs fit both the T-4 and the T-8:
SE-77 – chisels and plane blades with a straight or slightly cambered edge
KJ-45 and KJ-140 – centring knife jigs for symmetrical bevels
SVD-186R – turning gouges, carving gouges and V-tools
SVS-50 – skew chisels, parting tools and carving tools
AX-40 – axes
SVX-150 and SC-60 – scissors
SVH-320 – planer blades
DBS-22 – twist drills 3–22 mm
The HTK-906 and TNT-808 kits collect the most common jigs for hand tools and woodturning respectively.
There are several good ways to sharpen chisels and plane irons: water stones, diamond stones, oil stones and sharpening machines such as Tormek. All give sharp edges, but they differ in speed, maintenance and price.
A honing guide makes it easier to keep the same angle every time. The most important thing is to find a method you enjoy and use often. The guide helps you choose.