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Thread: Review - Ellsworth Bowl Gouge
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13th February 2007, 06:41 PM #1
Review - Ellsworth Bowl Gouge
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/rev...hbowlgouge.htm
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13th February 2007, 07:13 PM #2Hewer of wood
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Anyone on the forum flush enough to have bought one?
(220+ at Timbecon; ouch).Cheers, Ern
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13th February 2007, 07:19 PM #3
I think the $220 one is the Pro-PM version. The regular Ellsworth gouge (as reviewed) is listed at $165.
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13th February 2007, 08:36 PM #4Hewer of wood
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Doh! You wrote the review ... ok, awake now.
Cheers, Ern
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13th February 2007, 09:40 PM #5How much wood could the woodchuck chuck if the woodchuck could chuck wood?
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13th February 2007, 10:09 PM #6Hewer of wood
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13th February 2007, 10:21 PM #7
Dean,
Do you have any info re the grind. I have a Glaser V15 bowl gouge, it works very well as far as edge holding goes.
Peter
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14th February 2007, 01:12 AM #9A very trying Turner
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Ellsworth Grind Gouge
After watching a DVD by Bill Grumbine from USA who uses this grind almost exclusively, I paid $149 from Timbercon and it is a pleasure to use. I use it for a number of things besides bowls and even some spindle work. My only problem is when I sharpen it I seem to end up with a slightly different grind from the original. I have tried the Tru-grind and a wet system with the Tormek jig but still not quite right. Perhaps persistence will prevail....
Ern, I bought mine about 12 months ago maybe they are now charging a lot more.Last edited by westpest; 14th February 2007 at 01:16 AM. Reason: additional comment
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14th February 2007, 02:16 AM #10
youll have to send off for his sharpening jig he makes it just for his chisels.
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14th February 2007, 03:21 AM #11
roll vs rotate?
was this clear?
rotate as in present the tool tip to the stone and then rotate around the tools axis.
roll as in swing the tool covering almost 150 degrees or is that for lady's finger (i forget).
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14th February 2007, 10:43 AM #12
I must be missing something here! Why is the chisel so damned expensive? I put the same profile on a P&N bowl gouge I picked up at a garage sale for $5. All that money just for a different grind
I mentioned this grind on a thread a while back saying I wouldn't be with out my P&N's with the Ellsworth grind and my original Henry Taylor gouge - but in truth, I haven't used old Henry since These days I use the Ellsworth grind for just about everything - very versatile profile but I'm damned if I'd pay that much for a standard bowl gouge just for a different grind
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14th February 2007, 02:37 PM #13Hewer of wood
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The grind looks a bit different to me Vern, tho certainly not $140 worth of difference. The sides of the bevel look longer and the tip more vertical on the Ellsworth.
Cheers, Ern
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14th February 2007, 05:30 PM #14
Last edited by TTIT; 14th February 2007 at 05:31 PM. Reason: crazy damned smilies
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14th February 2007, 08:29 PM #15Hewer of wood
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Ironically I tried the Irish grind on the Supa-gouge and didn't like it much ... wouldn't keep an edge on the stuff I was turning, so it was back to the conventional profile and back to the Taylor superflute
Cheers, Ern
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