Hand Tools Archive

Subject:
carpenter's gouge vs carving gouge

Jeremy Osner
What are the differences in construction between a carpenter's/firmer gouge and a carving gouge of similar width and sweep? I guess a firmer gouge is roughly a #5 or #7 sweep?

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