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Spindle gouge (fingernail vs standard)

Started by David Dalley, February 10, 2009, 08:30:00 PM

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David Dalley

I am new to the wood turning world as of December.  I am doing quite a bit of end to end turning, so my question is do I need to have both a standard gouge and a detail gouge.  would appreciate any input.

Jeff Farris

I use both.  I like a forged (also called "Continental") gouge with a normal grind and a milled gouge with a fingernail grind.
Jeff Farris

David Dalley

Do you sharpen the fingernail gouge at 30 degrees and the standard at 45?

Jeff Farris

My detail spindle gouge is sharpened at 30 degrees.  To be honest, I have no idea the bevel angle on my continental gouge other than "where I want it".  I just match the existing bevel and keep going.  I am going to guess that it is between 35 and 40 degrees.
Jeff Farris