bowl and spindle gouge grinds
john lucas
Thought you might find this interesting. These are the grinds I use the most with my Thompson 1/2" bowl gouge probably used for 90 percent of everything. Top is a homemade U shaped gouge I ground with vertical wings. I am playing with this using it flute up and cutting with the wing. Very clean cuts with little pressure against the wall of the bowl. The next is my Thompson V 1/2" that I use for most things. Then there is a no name U shaped bowl gouge that ground this way has very long acute wings. Very handy for pull cuts to get a clean finish. Bottom is a Henry Taylor U shaped gouge with the 40/40 grind. I use it for difficult tear out wood and like to use it flute up or slightly rotated for natural edge bowls.
The spindle gouges, 1" no name that I use kind of like a skew. 5/8" short spindle gouge that I use more like a roughing gouge for Christmas ornament finials. My Thompson 1/2" detail gouge, and my Thompson 1/2" spindle gouge. I didn't put it in the photo but my Thompson 3/8" detail gouge is my second most used tool besides the 1/2" bowl gouge.
