Hi,

Anyone seen this tool in the latest Packard catalogue? Looks interesting but wonder if it's a "gimmick"?

If any of you have taken it for a test drive, I'd be interested in your impressions.

Thanks

George Tanty
Santa Fe

It does what those of us who use forged or continental gouges are used to.
Difference is that the lower portion of the gouge, which is normally not in
contact with the piece anyway, is missing altogether. What it doesn't
allow, from what pictures I've seen, is the degree of skew that you can
employ with a forged gouge. That skew not only helps slice cleanly, but
also helps minimize ridging by bridging a bit greater width when guiding the
bevel.


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Hi,

Anyone seen this tool in the latest Packard catalogue? Looks interesting
but wonder if it's a "gimmick"?

If any of you have taken it for a test drive, I'd be interested in your
impressions.

Thanks

George Tanty
Santa Fe

Hello George,

I've has a pair of them for about a year now. They are flat on the bottom, but
have a curved cutting edge because of the somewhat shallow flute. They are used
flat on the tool rest and sive a sort of shear scrape producing tiny fine
shavings to clean up the inside and outside of bowls. They work better than a
scraper for this final clean up. I did a review on them several months ago in
More Woodturning. I don't offhand remember which issue. They are a finishing
tool and not a turning tool; i.e., use your bowl gouge to do all of the turning
and then the Hout Bowl Skew to clean up the little ridges left by the gouge.

Fred Holder
http://www.fholder.com/

In article , George Tanty says...

Hi,

Anyone seen this tool in the latest Packard catalogue? Looks interesting but
wonder if it's a "gimmick"?

If any of you have taken it for a test drive, I'd be interested in your
impressions.

Thanks

George Tanty
Santa Fe