Hi Roy, A roughing gouge is traversed along the toolrest axially,
parallel to the lathe bed to rough out of round spindle stock. To bring
out of round, bowl blanks into round and actually begin shaping them to
the usual bowl form a bowl gouge is best. It is traversed diagonally
along a toolrest set at an angle to the blank's tailstock face, Flute
leading and bevel not rubbing. At first you make very short bouncy cuts
out into space, but as more of the corner is removed (rounded) and you
approach the blank's head stock end the bevel can rub and things begin
to smooth out. Now the blank is round and already has a 'bowl shape'
without going thru an intermediate cylinder phase. HTH, Arch

p.s. Roy, if you are wondering, "wottenhell is he saying?" maybe
somebody will explain more clearly. A.

Fortiter,