On Fri, 12 Oct 2012 20:29:12 -0600, Ray wrote:

Buy a couple of cheap bowl gouges and master them, then go to carbide,
such as the WoodChuck Bowlpro...
I'm assuming that you're attempting humor about the scraper and
sanding whatever, since you don't use either on a bowl until it's
shaped, hollowed and ready to sand...


I have been doing turning for less than 2 years. So far I have
mastered the scraper and the sanding block. Lately I have been doing
bowls. I have watched some of the utube videos on the carbide tipped
tools. Some indicate that they act like a scraper, others like a
skew. Which is more accurate? I see how a round bar can angled to
skew. A square bar would seem to work like a scrapper. They seem to
vary quite a bit in price. Captain Eddy of Big Guys Productions has a
14" x 1/2" square bar with 4 tips for $45. Seems like a deal. Or
will I regret it and wish I had spent more? I am still pretty much a
thrifty novice. Some of my bowls are shown he

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