Selecting Turning Tools - Woodstock W1866 Owner's Manual

Selecting.Turning.Tools
Lathe tools come in a variety of shapes and sizes, and
usually fall into five major categories.
Gouges—Mainly used for rough cutting, detail
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cutting, and cove profiles. The rough gouge is a
hollow, double-ground tool with a round nose, and
the detail gouge is a hollow, double-ground tool with
either a round or pointed nose.
• Skew.Chisel—A very versatile tool that can be used
for planing, squaring, V-cutting, beading, and parting
off. The skew chisel is flat, double-ground with one
side higher than the other (usually at an angle of
20°–40°).
Scrapers—Typically used where access for other tools
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is limited, such as hollowing operations. This is a
flat, double-ground tool that comes in a variety of
profiles (round nose, spear point, square nose, etc.)
to match many different contours.
Parting.Tools—Used for sizing and cutting off work.
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This is a flat tool with a sharp pointed nose that may
be single- or double-ground.
• Specialty.Tools—These are the unique, special
function tools to aid in hollowing, bowl making,
cutting profiles, etc.
Model W1866 (For Machines Mfd. Since 11/18)
Figure.46. Example of a gouge.
Figure.47. Example of a skew chisel.
Figure.48. Example of a round-nose
Figure.49. Example of a parting tool.
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scraper.