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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 51. Example of a gouge.
Skew Chisel—a very versatile tool that can
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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 52. Example of a skew chisel.
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Scrapers—typically used where access for
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 53. Example of a 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 54. Example of a parting tool.
Specialty Tools—these are the unique,
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special function tools to aid in hollowing, bowl
making, cutting profiles, etc.
Model G0842 (Mfd. Since 04/18)
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