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Selecting Turning
Tools
lathe tools come in a variety of shapes and sizes
and usually fall into five major categories.
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Gouges—Mainly used for rough cutting,
detail cutting, and cove profiles. the rough
gouge is a hollow, double-ground tool with
a round nose, and the detail gouge is a hol-
low, double-ground tool with either a round or
pointed nose. figure 28 shows an example
of a gouge.
figure 28. gouge.
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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˚).
figure 29 shows an example of a skew
chisel.
figure 29. skew chisel.
Models G0657/G0658 (Mfg. Since 5/13)
Scrapers—Mainly used where access for
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other tools is limited, such as hollowing oper-
ations. 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. figure 30 shows an
example of a round nose scraper.
figure 30. round nose scraper.
Parting Tools—used for sizing and cut-
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ting off work. this is a flat tool with a sharp
pointed nose that may be single- or double-
ground. figure 31 shows an example of a
parting tool.
figure 31. parting tool.
Specialty Tools—these are the unique,
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special function tools to aid in hollowing, bowl
making, cutting profiles, etc. the swan neck
hollowing tool shown on Page 30 is a good
example of a specialty tool.
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