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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,
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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 27 shows an example
of a gouge.
figure 27. 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 28 shows an example of a skew
chisel.
figure 28. skew chisel.
g0657/g0658 benchtop lathe
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 29 shows an
example of a round nose scraper.
figure 29. round nose scraper.
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Parting Tools—used for sizing and cut-
ting off work. this is a flat tool with a sharp
pointed nose that may be single- or double-
ground. figure 30 shows an example of a
parting tool.
figure 30. parting tool.
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Specialty Tools—these are the unique,
special function tools to aid in hollowing, bowl
making, cutting profiles, etc. the swan neck
hollowing tool shown on Page 28 is a good
example of a specialty tool.
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