
VEE GROOVES
Cutting the vee groove demands much the same technique as the bead, except the skew is hinged straight into the workpiece without rotation (Fig. A27). Only
LONG CUTS
Convex or
Fig. A27
Fig. A28
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a skew. The operation differs from smoothing a cylinder |
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only at the start of the cut. Make the starting cut with the |
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heel (Fig. A30) to prevent the tool from digging into the |
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workpiece. As the tool moves down the workpiece, pull the |
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chisel back to allow the center point of the cutting edge to |
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cut. However, you can make the full taper with the heel. Be |
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careful not to cut too deeply at the center of the taper. The |
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direction of cutting is always downhill. |
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Fig. A31
COVE CUTS
Second to forming a perfect bead, the cove or concave cut is the most difficult to master. Make this cut with the gouge, where the size of the tool depends on the size of the cut. Push the gouge directly into the workpiece to remove the surplus stock (Fig. A32).
Fig. A32
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