Craftsman 113.228360 Owner's Manual page 29

If you are removing wood from the diameter of a work-
piece (as when turning the face of a faceplate turning)
you must use a scraping action only.This is true because
you are removing wood across the grain. Wood does
not peel easily across the grain, and attempts to use
a cutting action will result in damage to the workpiece
and throwing of the chisel by the workpiece,
DIAMETER TURNING
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WARNING: To avoid having the woodworking
chisel torn from your hand, always work from a
larger diameter toward a more narrow diameter
on the wood turning and always do rough cir-
cumference cuffing with the gouge chisel.
THE GOUGE
Threegouges, the 1/4-, 1/2- and 3/4-in, sizes, are ample
for general homeshop turning; but other sizes from 1/8-
to 2-in. can be purchased.
Always use the gouge for rough circumference turning
of raw stock down to a cylinder of working size. It is
the best tool to use for rapid cutting away of large areas
of the workpiece. With practice, it can be used for cutting
coves and the shaping of long cuts and is also useful
for scraping.
THE SKEW
The skew should be used only by operators who have
become proficient in the use of all other turning tools,
Two skews, the 112- and 1-in. sizes, are all that are
needed for general use, Other sizes are available. This
tool is used to make finish cuts and to cut vees and
beads. Properly used, it produces the best finish that
can be obtained with a chisel.
WARNING: To avoid injury from a thrown work-
piece, never cut all the way through a spindle
turning.
THE PARTING TOOL
The parting tool has just one primary purpose: to cut
straight into the workpiece as deep as desired.
THE SCRAPING CHISELS (SPEAR POINT, FLAT
NOSE, AND ROUND NOSE)
A 1/2-in, wide spear point chisel, a 1/2-in. wide round
nose chisel, and a 1-in, wide flatnose chisel are very
useful for diameter scraping operations and for circum-
ference scraping, when cutting methods cannot be
employed,
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