P pgrbff Established Member Joined 29 Oct 2020 Messages 1,107 Reaction score 315 Location Langhe, Piemonte Yesterday at 11:27 #1 This is Robert Sorby, I have no idea of age, any good for a beginner? Any reason not good? 5/8" I'm interested in small stuff only at the moment like handles and knobs. Attachments rs.PNG 853.5 KB
This is Robert Sorby, I have no idea of age, any good for a beginner? Any reason not good? 5/8" I'm interested in small stuff only at the moment like handles and knobs.
Phil Pascoe Established Member Joined 29 Jan 2012 Messages 28,374 Reaction score 7,989 Location Shaft City, Mid Cornish Desert Yesterday at 12:37 #2 Nice tool. It'll be fine. Older carbon steel tools need touching up more often that HSS but can actually be sharper.
Nice tool. It'll be fine. Older carbon steel tools need touching up more often that HSS but can actually be sharper.
N niall Y Established Member Joined 1 Nov 2018 Messages 1,525 Reaction score 1,160 Location CARDIGAN Yesterday at 12:45 #3 Yes... a bog standard piece of kit for going from square to round on spindle work, Usually the chunkier the timber the wider the gouge tends to be
Yes... a bog standard piece of kit for going from square to round on spindle work, Usually the chunkier the timber the wider the gouge tends to be
Blister Established Member UKW Supporter Joined 10 Nov 2006 Messages 7,691 Reaction score 518 Location Boston Lincs Yesterday at 16:57 #4 Not to be used on bowls
K Katomi woodsmith Established Member Joined 13 May 2024 Messages 83 Reaction score 67 Location Hants Yesterday at 20:32 #5 Yes please..... how much to post to titchfield po14 area and how much do you want for it
Robbo3 Established Member Joined 28 Jan 2012 Messages 2,856 Reaction score 1,852 Location Oxfordshire Yesterday at 23:58 #6 As Blister says above, NOT for cross grain work. That's why we now emphasize that it is a SPINDLE roughing gouge.
As Blister says above, NOT for cross grain work. That's why we now emphasize that it is a SPINDLE roughing gouge.