At a recent club meeting the following statements were made, and I'm
interested in comments/corrections.

It is torque, not horsepower that cuts the wood.


Odd, I use a gouge to cut the wood.

Torque determines if you have enough rotational FORCE to sever the wood
against the gouge. Horsepower determines how much WORK you do, or in our
case how many cubic inches of shavings you remove, per unit time.


hope this helps, Dan