SpindleGouge for truing up logs ?

[loz]

Hi All,

Just reading Novembers woodturning, and theres a letter re advice trueing up logs, to put down the rouging gouge, and use a spindle gouge, due to the strength of the roughing gouge tang, and the stresses of trueing up unround logs,


Wondering what you guys ( and gals ) do on here ?

i've so far just been coping with the turing air when necessary - but i'm going to leave truing with a spindle gouge till i hear more.

Regs
Loz

 

[cambournepete]

I've always used a roughing gouge - 3/4" I think.
If you're careful there should be no problem...

I'm usually more worried about the tool rest getting in the way...

 

[PowerTool]

Roughing gouge,or sometimes 1/2" bowl gouge.

Andrew

 

[Dave Atkinson]

Hi Loz

I usually use a roughing gouge but if it's far out of true I would use a bowl gouge as it's much stronger than a spindle gouge.

Cheers Dave

 

[hpl]

Hi Loz,

I would use a roughing gouge. I have had a rouging gouge break at the tang once. I should have moved the tool rest closer long before and I got a big dig in. Next one I ordered was an Ashley Isles tool. This is made of a much thicker steel and I've never had another tool break since. Also if the tool rest was closer then again there would have been no problem

Johnny B

 

[NickWelford]

Get a really big roughing gouge - I've got 1.25 inch and .75 inch. The biggy is quick.

 

[big soft moose]

roughing gouge definitely - i snapped a spindle gouge once truing up (and embeded the broken end in my palm - not to be reccomended) - if the rougher isnt man enough for the job i sometimes use a round ended scraper.

but my top tip is to use the chainsaw and bandsaw to get it as round as possible before it goes on the lathe in the first place

 

[Blister]

Roughing gouge for me too :lol:

The bigger the better , I even use my big one :wink: to rough down pen blanks :lol:

 

[cornucopia]

5/8 bowl gouge for me

 

[shedhead]

I use a 3/4" Roughing gouge. Works well.