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Catch???

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Catch???

Richard A.Gillespie, Jr.

>Until today, I only had a mental picture of what that was. Now I know, twice. I was turning some 8/4 quarter sawn white oak into a lag screw face plate for working with bowls in the future.

I assume that the cause is incorrect positioning the cutter against the wood. In both cases, I was using a gouge. Experimenting with blade and hand position, I was able to remove all of the damaged wood the catches caused. Yes, I'm very inexperienced. At this rate I may be more experienced quickly.

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CATCH!!

Jerome Laux

>As all of the wood-turners say - rub thy bevel - and always watch out for the "ears" of your gouge. Try Ernie Conover's books - they are good. You also might want to try practicing with a more forgiving wood. Oak doesn't work as nicely as some of the tighter grain woods like maple (hard or soft).

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