The advice here so far is good. I have a big roughing gouge and I use
it all the time to round spindle turnings, it never seems to catch and
can quickly get the part rounded. On green wood you can be standing
knee deep in shavings faster than you can believe possible.
A word of warning, these gouges are not intended for bowls, the tang
(steel part that goes into the handle) is too thin for what is needed
on a bowl. I have heard that the roughing gouge can bust at the tang if
you get a catch on a bowl.
Brad
www.hardingpens.com