On Jul 16, 6:02 pm, "George" wrote:

SNIP

My "pointy" gouge is for practical purposes an Oland with a flute ground
from a "detail" gouge. it makes short work of interiors, sweeping in to out
and out to in, including shaving out the point.

George - I looked at your pics. How big is that bit in your Oland
tool? I have
made one that I like according to Darrell's page, and it cerainly has
its uses.
But my biggest bit is 3/16". The one you have looks quite a bit
bigger.

In hollowing a shape like Toller's, I actually use a 3/8" bowl gouge
that has a
flute so shallow that it looks like a spindle gouge. But I put a long
grind with a blunt nose
on it that Phil Brennion showed us at one of his demos. Using it for
end turning, I can get
almost 6 inches in with really light shaving cuts in green woods.

I use a termite to trim end grain at the bottom, because I stink with a scraper.

Now that I had to laugh at. I have looked at some of the pics you
have posted in the past,
and with the stuff you are turning I would never have believed that
one.

I am sure you know that there is a movement afoot (Mike Darlow was
lementing this a few
months ago in - I think- Woodturning Design) to teach scraping for all
manner of processes
as it is easier to teach than proper gouge usage.

Personally, I don't care how the wood leaves the piece as long as it
is gone.

Robert