2" roughing gouge?

Re: 2" roughing gouge?

John C Lucas

Not as far as im concerned. I purchased a large one. Dont thi k its 2" but its big. It just sits there. I pickrd it up the other day just because i havent used it in a long time. Could not see that it was a y faster then my 1".

Great for architectural spindle work

Dick Coers

Real handy for turning porch posts and large newell posts. The long wing can basically be used as a skew. Other than that, not very useful.

Re: Great for architectural spindle work

Dick Hines

If all else fails you use it for a snow shovel.😁

Re: Great for architectural spindle work

Joe Meirhaeghe

I have a large Henry Taylor not sure if it's 1 3/4" or 2 " I think its a 2" but have never measured it. Anyway its my go to gouge for probably 95% of my roughing needs. I've had it for many years and I'm just very comfortable with it. Should I ever need a new one I'd replace it with the same gouge if its still available.

Re: Great for architectural spindle work

John Stegall

I’ll have to admit that I have one of these “monsters”. I would have never bought it but it came with my used lathe purchase. It measures 2” outside dimensions and 1 3/4” as the Europeans measure (probably metric because it is slightly off measured with my calipers). That being said, I used it to rough out some larger pieces and it worked very well. So I tried it on some pepper mill blanks and I realized there was far less transfer of vibration to my bursitis afflicted shoulder. So it gets equal usage with my 3/4” srg now.

Re: 2" roughing gouge?

John K Jordan

The more I use it, the more I prefer a smaller 5/8" diameter Thompson roughing gouge. It seems to me the larger the radius, the "flatter" the edge is to the work more it becomes like a skew but without the maneuverability and other advantages. (I do rough a lot with a skew.) I supposed if I did huge spindles I might like to try a very large roughing gouge.

JKJ

Re: 2" roughing gouge?

Bill Blasic

John I also use the 5/8" Mark St.Leger's Spindle Roughing Gouge a lot but I use the 1 1/4" Thompson SRG more. I believe that if you bought your 5 year old son the 1 1/4 Thompson SRG and showed him how to sharpen it on a CBN wheel and if he used it a lot by the time he was 70 years old he would still have at least 80% of the tool still to use if not more. It is the Timex of turning tools as it just keeps on cutting and cutting

Thompson SRGs

John K Jordan

Bill, I have the 5/8" and a larger one, I'm pretty sure it is 1". Doug told mhe doesn't make the 1" any more.

I wonder if the 1-1/4" is in the same boat and he is only selling what is on hand until they are gone. Or maybe the 1" was too close in size to offer both.

You are right, those two tools will probably last three lifetimes of serious turning.

JKJ

Re: 2" roughing gouge?

Don Stephan

When I bought a roughing gouge decades ago I probably didn't see anything but the 1 1/4"? big one in the store. When I bought a used PM 4224 about 11 years ago it came with the same gouge. Like already said, on a part time basis these gouges will be inherited.

While I like the larger cutting edge, so I can use it longer between sharpenings, it is cumbersome working up to a stair spindle square edge, and I have to switch to a spindle gouge to work in close.

Re: Thompson SRGs

Bill Blasic

John the 1 1/4" is to my knowledge going to be around as long as the tools are being made. It is expensive and takes the longest to machine I believe. Starts out weighing about 2 1/2 lbs before machining. I guess that I either didn't know or I forgot that he made a 1" one until you posted about it a while back.