[Woodcarver] old tool usage

[Charlie Briggs]

Merrilee,
It sounds as though they are gouges to be used on a lathe.
I am not sure what they are called, but they are not for hand carving.
See you in a week.
CharlieB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Merrilee Johnson" <merrihat at hotmail.com>
To: <woodcarver at six.pairlist.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2005 12:46 PM
Subject: [Woodcarver] old tool usage



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> Hello Everyone!

>   I have some old gouges and we think they may have come from a furniture 

> carver.  They are wonderful! But there are some backward (?) bent ones. 

> That isn't a very good description but they look like a spoon gouge but 

> the sharp edge is under the bent part.  (or maybe I'm holding it wrong!) 

> Anyway,  I was wondering if anyone going to Honesdale might know how to 

> use these and be able to show me?    Thanks!

> Merrilee

> (I know I should have shown them to Joe in Evart but I just didn't think 

> of it! :( )

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