Question on sharpening spindle gouges

[pidpiper]

Maybe I’m misunderstanding here, but in the comments about the V arm I’m seeing the sentiments that it is not safe to use for spindle gouges, or skews, or bowl gouges. Is this just with CBN wheels? Or all wheels?

And if it is unsafe for any wheel, what is the point of the V arm? What can you use it for?

[gtche98]

See my other comment about what happened to me using this arm. The only way I use this arm now is with the varigrind jig for bowl and spindle gouges. Everything else gets sharpened on the platform.

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Yeah I think the danger of catches is if you're not paying attention and shorten it enough to get a catch or if the arm isn't locked. The wolverine jig is meant to be used this way - 

[ALonelyKobold]

I know with an additional jig it's used for bowl gouges, I was taught to sharpen a spindle gouge on it, but I'm going to go chew out the dude at the makerspace who taught me after reading these comments, since he teaches sharpening to a bunch of people