[Woodcarver] Double beveled chisels..as recommended by Chris Pye

[Merrilee Johnson]

Good morning!
   As I am reading about these bevels where is the "inside bevel and the 
outside one?  Is it the same as the secondary bevel? And just for 
clarification "right side up" would be the "normal way the gouge was meant 
to be used while "upside down" means to turn it over - correct??  Thanks for 
more explaination!
Merrilee



>>>>Some carvers put a secondary bevel on their tools to strengthen the edge 
>>>>for hard wood.  >>>>Others find it easier to hone the small secondary 
>>>>bevel rather than the whole bevel.  >

 >>>I do use an inside bevel on most of my gouges, which, as Dick Carter 
quoted, makes the tool >>>more versatile--the edge holds up better in hard 
wood, and it can be more easily steered when >>>used "upside down."
>
>I used quotes around upside down because I teach that a gouge has three 
>functions--a concave function, a convex function and a plunge 
>function--thus the terms "right side up" or "upside down" depend on what 
>function you are performing with the tool.
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