Thread: stupid question

There is no such thing as a stupid question. How can we learn without questions.?
From your description it sounds like you cut the recess then turned the blank around to turn the inside? The outside should be turned while the blank is still attached to the faceplate. Tool to use? I know what I use and some consider it unconventional so I will leave that to those who can maybe give you more direction.

Good luck

Eh... that would be the 'Bowl Gouge'.

It's shape, thickness of metal, flute and grind all work together to be your roughing gouge and finishing gouge.

Just remember to keep it sharp and to take one extra grind before your finishing cut for that smooth flowing finish.

You'll learn as you go that need different grinds as much as you need different sizes of gouge and will slowly build a small collection.

Originally Posted by dr4g0nfly

slowly build a small collection.

And end up with about a dozen bowl gouges of various sizes, flutes and grinds.

Originally Posted by Pat

And end up with about a dozen bowl gouges of various sizes, flutes and grinds.

But you're just a collector, Pat

You can also use a spindel gouge to shape the outside. One particularly well known turner once wrote that the reason he favoured the spindle gouge over the b/g for shaping the outside was because they were cheaper to replace. Makes sense.