The Fingernail Profiler (ref. 445) is designed to aid the turner who has difficulty in sharpening his bowl and spindle gouges free hand.

This jig helps prevent those problems which recur from free hand sharpening

Sharpening is very important and the prevention of inconsistent shapes on tools enables a consistent finish on the project.

Facets are caused by differential pressure being applied to the tool against the grinding wheel.

This jig aids with consistent tool shapes, and the unnecessary grinding away of your valuable tools.

The geometry of the Fingernail Profiler ensures that only regular pressure an be applied thereby ensuring a clean, ‘as new’ finish on the bevel every time.

By ensuring that the same length of tool is protruding from the jig – and this length may well differ from one tool to another – the same will always be replicated whether the user refers a long grind, a conventional square grind or anything in between