"Ted" wrote in message
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What is the difference between a spindle gouge and a detail gouge
other than the grind? Are the flutes the same depth? Can one be
ground into the other? I have used bowl gouges for years but have not
done much spindle work.


So get some of these and peel your way to happiness with uniform thickness
and longer bevels.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.a...30,43164,43175
They also work fine on bowls, BTW.

The difference between these and what some call spindle gouges is dramatic.
The others you mentioned are just attempts to make cylindrical gouges into
what these are by their nature.