Hello Owen,

I believe that "for the occasional turner" is ment to imply that it is a very
good production tool, even if you are only a hobby turner. I agree with them
that it is an excellent spindle tool. Not a bowl gouge mind you, but a spindle
gouge. I have one that my wife quickly acquired for her tool kit. She allows me
to borrow it occasionally, guess that makes me an occasional turner. If you are
turning lots of spindles this is an excellent tool that will do the work of most
spindle tools. It is too big to turn small coves however.

Fred Holder
http://www.fholder.com

In article , Owen Lowe
says...

Was looking over the Isles selection of gouges - sorta curious about the
brand as I've heard good comments but haven't looked into them before.
In the process I came across a term that leaves me a little perplexed:

Mario Rodriguez's 1.25" shallow spindle gouge in HSS ($116):
"The sheer size and weight of the tool makes it a bit expensive, but the
heft makes it easy to control. It's a production tool for the occasional
turner. 1-1/4" (37 mm) wide."
http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/M...creen=PROD&Sto
re_Code=toolshop&Product_Code=IT-MARIO125&Category_Code=WIP

They've used the same "for the occasional turner" comment for at least
one other Isles tool - what do you think this means? How can you have a
"production tool" but for "occasional turning"?