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Dan Krager@dank
20 Posts
Quote from Dan Krager on March 22, 2018, 9:54 pm
I have a question for this esteemed group. Background. I bought at auction a giant socketed gouge. It's in the same class as a framing chisel for size--about 2" wide and 13 1/2" long without handle, very thick. It has roughly a #7 sweep. I'm fairly certain some monkey was trying to misuse this (dangerously) as a spindle gouge for a lathe. Doesn't show very well in this perspective but it has been ground to an approximate 3" radius. The question: Is there any reason for a carver to sharpen a proper carving gouge like so?
I have a question for this esteemed group. Background. I bought at auction a giant socketed gouge. It's in the same class as a framing chisel for size--about 2" wide and 13 1/2" long without handle, very thick. It has roughly a #7 sweep. I'm fairly certain some monkey was trying to misuse this (dangerously) as a spindle gouge for a lathe. Doesn't show very well in this perspective but it has been ground to an approximate 3" radius. The question: Is there any reason for a carver to sharpen a proper carving gouge like so?
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Matthew Mizner@mattm
242 Posts
Quote from Matthew Mizner on March 23, 2018, 2:03 pm
There is Dan...I sharpened an old number 7 the same way. Works great to get into a concave intersection, where you don’t want the “wings” to dig in to a carving.
Edit: 2 inches is very large for needing a specialized gouge tho...maybe the previous owner had a need for that size?
There is Dan...I sharpened an old number 7 the same way. Works great to get into a concave intersection, where you don’t want the “wings” to dig in to a carving.
Edit: 2 inches is very large for needing a specialized gouge tho...maybe the previous owner had a need for that size?
Dan Krager@dank
20 PostsTopic Author
Quote from Dan Krager on March 24, 2018, 10:18 pm
Thank you Matthew. I can see that, now that you mention it. I haven't encountered such a situation that I can recall (doesn't mean much anymore), but it makes sense. Like different sweeps, it would seem that eventually you could end up with a whole chest full of such gouges, depending on the work being done.
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Thank you Matthew. I can see that, now that you mention it. I haven't encountered such a situation that I can recall (doesn't mean much anymore), but it makes sense. Like different sweeps, it would seem that eventually you could end up with a whole chest full of such gouges, depending on the work being done.
DanK
MaryMay@marymay
453 Posts
Quote from MaryMay on April 2, 2018, 8:51 pm
I just bought an antique #5, 18mm gouge with extremely rounded corners (I can't ever seem to stop buying more tools). There are those special times when it is very helpful to not have the corners sharp. One particular use is rounding the upper section of the ball on a ball and claw foot. This rounded edge should fit cleanly along the "web". I haven't tried it yet, but we'll see...
I just bought an antique #5, 18mm gouge with extremely rounded corners (I can't ever seem to stop buying more tools). There are those special times when it is very helpful to not have the corners sharp. One particular use is rounding the upper section of the ball on a ball and claw foot. This rounded edge should fit cleanly along the "web". I haven't tried it yet, but we'll see...
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