"ebd" wrote in message
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The tool that I usw most is a 1 1/4" forged gouge (european style).
It's called a roughing gouge and is suggested for roughing down
spindles. It's no where near as "U" shaped as common roughing gouges.
More like a very hefty spindle gouge in cross section. I've ground the
wings back to avoid catches and use it extensively on both the outside
and the inside of bowls. It makes for a beautiful sheer cut. I use it
both rim to center and center to rim with clean results and virtually
no catches, certainly none of any consequence.


You've rediscovered what was the only choice for a thousand years. Works
well, as it always did, but it can present some clearance problems inside.