Nige52
Full Member
Here's a simple question that I'm sure a lot of members will know the answer to...
Apart from my pens, I make a lot of spindle type objects, purely for fun. Just recently I added a string to my hobby by making wooden arrows for my brother, an archer. The point and the plastic nock at the feathers end are both simply glued on a taper. The way most people achieve the 2 different angle tapers on the wooden shaft is to use a purpose built 'Pencil sharpener' tool which has one blade set at 5 degrees and the other at 11 degrees, as these are the inside tapers of the point and nock, dead simple to use but........after I've sharpened just one arrow shaft, I get cramp in my fingers and also the blades blunt very quickly meaning yet another sharpener must be bought...
Surely I can sharpen these on my lathe? Any ideas on how to make a simple jig which will produce consistent results every time? Just like my (Thanks Ed Oliver) Sorby Pro Edge does to my chisels? I'd thought about setting up an angle using wood, and then running the shafts against a disc or belt sander, twisting the shafts by hand, but a lot of better people than me have attempted this approach and had at best mixed results.......
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Nige
Apart from my pens, I make a lot of spindle type objects, purely for fun. Just recently I added a string to my hobby by making wooden arrows for my brother, an archer. The point and the plastic nock at the feathers end are both simply glued on a taper. The way most people achieve the 2 different angle tapers on the wooden shaft is to use a purpose built 'Pencil sharpener' tool which has one blade set at 5 degrees and the other at 11 degrees, as these are the inside tapers of the point and nock, dead simple to use but........after I've sharpened just one arrow shaft, I get cramp in my fingers and also the blades blunt very quickly meaning yet another sharpener must be bought...
Surely I can sharpen these on my lathe? Any ideas on how to make a simple jig which will produce consistent results every time? Just like my (Thanks Ed Oliver) Sorby Pro Edge does to my chisels? I'd thought about setting up an angle using wood, and then running the shafts against a disc or belt sander, twisting the shafts by hand, but a lot of better people than me have attempted this approach and had at best mixed results.......
Thanks in advance for any suggestions
Nige