Thread: Unusual sharpening angle

To me it looks like the roughing gouge has been ground with a skewed angle.

Why I am not certain, Maybe to cut Right to Left, but this would reduce the versatility of the tool, for me.

People like to customise things. Have you tried it? Who knows, it may catch on.
Being serious I have seen roughing gouges given a slight relief at the corners to prevent catches. May suit some but I agree with Pat the full use of the tool is reduced.

Regards
John

Maybe for roughing out bowl blanks.

Thanks Pat, John and Cliff. I have used it and it works well left to right. There are other gouges from him ground the same way too. It was easy enough to sharpen freehand, just an extra twist of the wrist.

sometimes turners would do this when they feel like their tool is reaching the end of its life or if they have more than one they'll sharpen an unusual profile on a chisel. Might have been used for adding a decorative feature or had a multiuse one side roughing other side profiling

Totally agree. Have done it myself on advice from an old and wise turner. Drillit.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Maybe for roughing out bowl blanks.

Yeah, but not a good idea at all.

I'm with Pat, a roughing gouge that has been skew ground for dedicated right to left spindle roughing cuts. Was there a matching one for left to right cuts?

Originally Posted by Mountain Ash

Hi all. I was recently gifted a large chunk of my Uncle's woodturning stuff. Include in the many lathe chisels were a couple with a somewhat unique "scroll" to the cutting end of the same. Can anyone tell me why this might have been done and what examples they have seen or even used? Thanks
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How deep is the flute? Is it a traditional "U" profile spindle roughing gouge (SRG)? or a shallow Continental Style Spindle Gouge?

I can't see any real benefit in "skewing" the nose of a traditional "U" profile forged SRG, however if it is a continental spindle gouge it may be of benefit in some applications.