[Woodcarver] Gouges

[gjpat at cyberbeach.net]

Hi Charlie;
Your questions are producing all sorts of answers and I hope you are 
setting up a file to keep anything that appears to answer your questions , 
especially anything that Ivan Whillock posts in reply to a carving 
question, you will not get any better "free" advice that is carving related.
I can't count the number of  Ivan Whillock posts I have filed away over the 
years, everyone a gem in itself.

I know someone suggested a book by Rick Butz , it's a good suggestion, but 
if you really want all your questions answered about woodcarving gouges 
/chisels etc  and something you will continue to use in the future as a 
reference fn years to come, do yourself a favour and buy Chris Pye's two 
volume set second edition called, "Woodcarving, Tools, Materials and 
Equipment", it is the woodcarvers bible on gouges and chisels .
Pye's book came out as a single volume originally and some copies are still 
available , so if you find one of these that is available buying it would 
still be a good investment.



Gordon Paterson
Dowlling, Ont.Can.


At 02:19 AM 1/10/2007 -0500, you wrote:


>Hey Guys & Gals of the list,

>

>I have a question in regards to using gouges that I am sure you can help 

>me with. Over the years I have noticed that there is very little written 

>about how to use gouges, there is plenty of info on how to sharpen them 

>but not so much on when to use what gouge.

>If the answer would be so long winded and you tell me to buy a book, 

>that's OK please  just tell what book to buy.

>

>*Is the answer as simple as using the flattest gouge that will work for 

>you at that time?

>

>* Someone once told me that gouges are designed to cut across the grain, 

>when I try that the wood usually splinters and chips.

>

>* Some gouges have a different angle or bevel at the cutting edge, what is 

>the reason for that? Does it have something to do with the hardness of 

>wood you are trying to carve that determines which angle you should use?

>

>*I have a few gouges that I inherited that have the bevel on the opposite 

>side of the gouge, it is like the cutting edge is reversed. How and when 

>would they be used?

>

>Thanks in advance for your help.

>

>CharlieB

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