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Robert Sorby Sharpening Systems for Woodworking Tools

World of Woodworking |  Robert Sorby Sharpening Systems for Woodworking Tools

Sharpening options for your woodworking tools...

Keeping your tools sharp is important in ensuring a fine finish to your work but also ensure that your blunt tools don't cause frustration or accidents.

The various Sorby Sharpening systems offer a great way to keep your high quality tools sharp and performing to their optimum ability.


Robert Sorby ProEdge Sharpening System

Robert Sorby ProEdge Sharpening System

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The Ultimate Sharpening System!

PLEASE NOTE: THIS ITEM IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO UK CUSTOMERS


The ProEdge by Robert Sorby represents the ultimate system for sharpening your woodworking tools. Its unique design incorporates many years of experience in producing the keenest of edges accurately and efficiently.

Benefits of the system:

~ Practicality - ready to use straight out of the box, no assembly required. Just plug it in and sharpen your tools.
~ Repeatability - the unique angle setter ensures the same sharpening angle every time, thereby reducing the amount of tool steel removed.
~ Accuracy - all common sharpening and honing angles are easily achieved time after time with the indexable angle setter.
~ Versatility - ideal for woodworking chisels, planes, carving and turning tools as well as shears, lawn mower blades, knives, drills and router bits.
~ Compatibility - owners of the Robert Sorby Deluxe Universal Sharpening System can use the fingernail profiling arm on the standard ProEdge system, a large economic saving.
~ Professional finish - the efficient abrasive belts reduce over-heating and subsequent damage to your tools giving a clean and consistent finish.
~ Speed - the angle setter allows for quick selection of the desired angle, coupled with a the simple to fit jigs. Sharpening your tools becomes a pleasure.
~ Low maintenance - low cost, long lasting abrasive belts are the only component that need replacing.

Available as ProEdge System and ProEdge Plus System.

ProEdge System contains: the system and a 120grit and a 60 grit aluminium oxide abrasive sharpening belt.
ProEdge Plus System contains: the system, a Fingernail Profiler, a Skew Jig, a Standard Gouge Jig, a Woodworking Chisel Jig, a 120 grit and a 240 grit Aluminium Oxide abrasive sharpening belt and a 60 grit Zirconium abrasive sharpening belt.

Item weight: 15kilos

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Robert Sorby ProEdge Jigs and Accessories

Robert Sorby ProEdge Jigs and Accessories

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Jigs and Accessories to kit out your ProEdge Sharpening System...

The Fingernailer Profiler * gives that perfectly sharpened finger nail bowl or spindle gouge.
The Skew Jig * for the accurate sharpening of woodturning skew chisels.
The Standard Gouge Jig * allows easy sharpening of all standard ground wooodturning gouges.
The Woodworking Chisel Jig accurately ensures a straight cutting edge on any woodworking chisel.

Cutter holder holds tips and cutters securely.

Arbour Shaft and honing wheels are abrasive wheels that can be shaped to allow honing of gouge flutes, especially useful for the woodcarver.

The Pigtail mandrel, buffing mop and honing paste - applied to a buffing mop the honing paste creates a highly polished finish on any steel.


Items marked * are included in the ProEdge Plus System
Items marked ~ are included in the ProEdge System

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Robert Sorby 446 Universal Sharpening System

Robert Sorby 446 Universal Sharpening System


Price: £44.92
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The Robert Sorby Universal Sharpening System is suitable for all standard (ie. non fingernail) woodturning tools. The system is designed to be used with a standard bench grinder and is supplied with comprehensive fitting and user instructions.

This system has the following key features:

~ Stable all steel construction
~ Large adjustable platform
~ Includes angle finder jig for ease of angle setting
~ Captive adjustment spanners
~ Upgradeable to the 447 Deluxe Universal System
~ Can be used for plane irons, knives, bench chisels, scrapers and roughing gouges
~ Adjustable for height
~ Adjustable table angle

Robert Sorby 447 Deluxe Universal Sharpening System

Robert Sorby 447 Deluxe Universal Sharpening System


Price: £80.13
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The Deluxe Universal Sharpening system incorporates all the features from both the Fingernail Profiler and the Universal Sharpening System. These sharpening systems are designed to work with standard bench grinders and are supplied with comprehensive fitting and user instructions.

The Deluxe Universal sharpening system changes from fingernail profiling to platform use in seconds.

Key features are as follows:

~ Incorporates Fingernail Profiler
~ Profiler arm removable for ease of use
~ Includes angle finder jig
~ Fully adjustable for bevel angle and side grind
~ Large stable sharpening platform
Robert Sorby 445 Fingernail Profiler

Robert Sorby 445 Fingernail Profiler


Price: £53.72
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The Robert Sorby Fingernail Profiler is a simple device which enables the re-creation of fingernail profiles on turning gouges.

The key features of this product are as follows:

~ For use with all types of bench grinder
~ Fully adjustable profiling jig for grinding angles on spindle and bowl gouges from 1/4" to 3/4"
~ Designed to produce a range of different fingernail profiles with ease
~ Pre-set to replicate medium profile on fingernail profile gouges

Upgrade Options for the Sorby Sharpening Systems

Upgrade Options for the Sorby Sharpening Systems

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Increase the versatility of your existing sharpening system by upgrading to provide all the features of the Deluxe Universal Sharpening System by purchasing the extras...

~ 445/447UPG - Upgrade Kit
This is for those who own a fingernail profiler, this adds the large sharpening platform to allow sharpening of non fingernail tools. Includes captive spanners and angle finder jig.

~446/447UPG - Upgrade Kit
This improves the Universal System by adding fingernail profiling capability. Upgrade provides centre shaft, centre boss and tool holder/pivot arms.

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Robert Sorby Proset

Robert Sorby Proset


Price: £9.95
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For use with the Pro Edge system, the New Proset allows achieving the exact bevel angle on any fingernail or long grind gouge - it has never been easier than with the Proset!

By placing the gouge into the clamp of the profile arm and then extending the gouge up to the required stop and locking it into place, this will allow for precise and repeatable bevel angles to be obtained.

Robert Sorby PELGJ Long Grind Jig

Robert Sorby PELGJ Long Grind Jig


Price: £8.29
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Robert Sorby have created the Long Grind Jig for use on the Fingernail Profiler or the Deluxe Universal Sharpening System to create three different types of profile used on bowl and spindle gouges. It will produce a fingernail profile, a long grind and an extra long grind depending on which location hole the profile arm is used. It fits on to the bar in replacement of the original fingernail jig that is standard on either of the two sharpening systems and is used in exactly the same way but with three options.
Jig adaptor table

Jig adaptor table

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A slotted jig to fit onto the 446 and 447 to take a range of sharpening jigs.

Choices are as follows:

447JAT - Jig Adaptor Table
PESKEW - Skew Jig
PEVB - Standard Gouge Jig
PESQ - Woodworking Chisel Jig

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Robert Sorby 470 Sharpening & Honing Kit

Robert Sorby 470 Sharpening & Honing Kit


Price: £23.93
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The Robert Sorby 470 Sharpening & Honing Kit is an inexpensive kit which produces excellent results and utilises lathe or existing workshop equipment to drive the sharpening and honing discs.

The kit contains the following items:
~ 2 x 5" Predrilled MDF discs
~ 1 x 5" Leather Disc
~ 2 x 80, 150 and 320 grit abrasive discs
~ 1 x 150g Ultra-fine honing compound
~ 1 x Disc driving screw/plate/nut
~ 1 x "How to Use" booklet
Spares for the 470 Sharpening & Honing Kit

Spares for the 470 Sharpening & Honing Kit

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The Sharpening and Honing Kit contains one spare for each of the abrasive discs, but for subsequent spares, please refer to the Aluminium Oxide Discs (415A).

Other spares are as follows:

475 - Honing Compound
476 - Leather Disc
477 - MDF Disc
478 - Driving Screw Kit

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Robert Sorby Self Adhesive Aluminium Oxide Discs

Robert Sorby Self Adhesive Aluminium Oxide Discs

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These Robert Sorby 5" Self Adhesive Aluminium Oxide Discs are used in the Sorby Grinding & Honing Kit but can be quickly attached to a 5" faceplate to make a very efficient disc sander.

These are supplied in packs of 5 of each grit type.

Grits available are: 40, 80, 100, 150, 240, 320, 400 grit.

Sorby Aluminum Oxide Sharpening Wheels

Sorby Aluminum Oxide Sharpening Wheels

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The Robert Sorby Aluminium Oxide Sharpening Wheels are strongly recommended for grinding HSS. These white, aluminium oxide wheels cut faster and generate less heat than standard wheels. The friable bond on these wheels means that once worn, the top surface powders away releasing fresh new abrasive from below.

Available in two different sizes -

455 - 6" diameter x 3/4" x 80 grit
456 - 6" diameter x 1" x 80 grit
Robert Sorby RS224 Honing File

Robert Sorby RS224 Honing File


Price: £8.98
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The Robert Sorby RS224 Diamond Honing File is the great way for honing those difficult to access cutting edges. For maximum life, lubricate this tool with water during use. It is ideal for honing replaceable tip tools. Flexible and versatile, this can even be used on knives, scissors and tungsten carbide tipped router cutters.

Item has 40 micron.

World of Woodworking |  Robert Sorby Sharpening Systems for Woodworking Tools