Twisting Gouge

[Woodir49]

I'm looking for information on a Twisting Gouge, where to buy or how to make one.
Thanks

[tea lady]

:shrug: Never hear of 'em, but that doesn't prove much. What do they look like and what do they do?:?

[Woodir49]

They are used for Spiral Work. Stuart Mortimer talks abouth then in his book " Techniques of Spiral Work".

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I'm looking for information on a Twisting Gouge, where to buy or how to make one.

http://www.henrytaylortools.co.uk/parting.html ... scroll down until you find the 'mortimer' grind. :wink:

Personally, I'd just use/modify a continental gouge.

[Sawdust Maker]

http://www.henrytaylortools.co.uk/parting.html ... scroll down until you find the 'mortimer' grind. :wink:

Personally, I'd just use/modify a continental gouge.

read that
what's a standard handle :D

[Paul39]

Standard handle is what is on the rest of your turning tools.

My standard handles are turned out of legs of furniture that my neighbors set out on trash day. As I have big hands and am turning ever deeper bowls, I have been setting larger and longer chunks of steel in larger and longer chunks of timber.

Amazing how that cuts down on chatter and vibration.

Also cuts down on cramping of hands.

[NeilS]

Personally, I'd just use/modify a continental gouge.




:whs:

Neil

[dr4g0nfly]

I also agree that a continental gouge will do the trick. I have a Carvers Swept gouge I use, there is a much greater range of sizes depending upon how wide you want the spiral work to be.