"charlie b" wrote in message
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Turning a 4x4 chunk of pine, cut from some header
scrap, is a lot different from turning green apricot
in the 1 1/2 - 2 1/2" diameter range.. A big roughing
gouge sure is handy to have. Didn't dare try the
1 1/2" oval skew. That thing's just to scary for
me at this point.

Fun being ankle deep in shavings and chips.

You've got a much more stable and thus controllable version of that skew
built into the roughing gouge. Bring your rest in as close as you dare and
you can skew with the upturned portions of a "U" shape gouge , and without
that point hanging out there, ready to grab if the tool rolls on that narrow
radius.

http://georgephoto.photosite.com/Geo...Whittling.html
http://georgephoto.photosite.com/Geo...4-Surface.html

Put a bag underneath to grab the chips and save a bunch of effort.

http://georgephoto.photosite.com/Geo...uck-Green.html

I _hate_ bending, sweeping and scooping!