W1758 Owner's Manual (Mfg. Since 3/10)

Selecting Turning Tools

Lathe chisels come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and usually fall into five major categories. See Figures 22–25for some examples.

Gouges: Mainly used for rough cutting, detail cutting, and cove profiles. The rough gouge is a hollow, double-ground tool with a round nose, and the detail gouge is a hollow, double-ground tool with either a round or pointed nose.

Skew Chisels: A very versatile tool that can be used for planing, squaring, V-cutting, beading, and parting off. The skew chisel is flat, double-ground with one side higher than the other—usually at an angle of 20°–40°.

Scrapers: Typically used where access for other tools is limited, such as hollowing operations. This is a flat, dou- ble-ground tool that comes in a variety of profiles (round nose, spear point, square nose, etc.) to match many dif- ferent contours.

Parting Tools: Used for sizing and cutting off work. This is a flat tool with a sharp pointed nose that may be single or double-ground.

Specialty Tools: These unique, special function tools aid in hollowing, bowl making, cutting profiles, etc.

Refer to Accessories on Page 26 for examples of recom- mended wood chisels.

Figure 22. Example of a gouge.

Figure 23. Example of a skew chisel.

OPERATIONS

Figure 24. Example of a round nose

scraper.

Figure 25. Example of a parting tool.

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Woodstock W1758 owner manual Selecting Turning Tools, Example of a gouge