Woodstock W1752 - Manual (Page 22)

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W1752 Owner's Manual (Mfg. 1/07+)
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Figure 14. Gouge.
Selecting Turning Tools
Lathe tools come in a variety of shapes and sizes and
usually fall into five major categories.
• Gouges—Mainly used for rough cutting, detail cut-
ting, and cove profiles. The rough gouge is a hol-
low, double-ground tool with a round nose, and the
detail gouge is a hollow, double-ground tool with
either a round or pointed nose. Figure 14 shows an
example of a gouge.
• Skew Chisel—A very versatile tool that can be used
for planing, squaring, V-cutting, beading, and part-
ing off. The skew chisel is flat, double-ground with
one side higher than the other (usually at an angle
of 20-40˚). Figure 15 shows an example of a skew
chisel.
• Scrapers—Mainly used where access for other tools
is limited, such as hollowing operations. This is a
flat, double-ground tool that comes in a variety
of profiles (Round Nose, Spear Point, Square Nose,
etc.) to match many different contours. Figure 16
shows an example of a round nose scraper.
• Parting Tools—Used for sizing and cutting off work.
This is a flat tool with a sharp pointed nose that
may be single- or double-ground. Figure 17 shows
an example of a parting tool.
• Specialty Tools—These are the unique, special func-
tion tools to aid in hollowing, bowl making, cutting
profiles, etc.
Figure 15. Skew chisel.
Figure 16. Round nose scraper.
Figure 17. Parting tool.