A gouge is similar to a chisel in the way that it looks as it has a handle and a metal blade, however the blade is rounded which is mainly used for carving. Uses The gouge is used for carving, shaping, hollowing out and curved cuts. They often will be used within fine woodworking […]
You can drive the gouge into the wood using a chisel hammer or mallet or use hand and arm pressure only. You can use them to pare cut, depending on the gouge type. The gouge can make shallow or deep cuts depending on the pressure applied, if you are using it to hollow, you […]
Note: This is the sharpening process of an out-cannel gouge. Paul recommends 2 methods to sharpen an out-cannel gouge which can both be done on diamond plates or abrasive paper. You will also need a curved strop, which you can make yourself, to polish at the end of the sharpening process, for this you […]
Paul recommends the Ashley Iles No7 37mm straight gouge to use in spoon and bowl carving. He also uses and recommends Pfeil and Hirsch in similar size and sweep, however these brands are not always in stock. We found the Stubai 40mm No7 to be in stock from Tiranti which is just as good […]
[…] August 2018 For this, you will need: Further Reading To read more on this we recommend the following from Paul’s blog: Making Your Own Strops Restoring Woodworking Gouges Buffing Compound for Chisels and Plane Irons Questions Answered: Strops On Strops and More Launching Common Woodworking30 July 2018 The day has finally arrived to launch […]
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Consumables Buying a Chisel Buying Diamond Stones Buying a Sawset Buying a Gouge Buying a Plough Plane Buying a Card Scraper Buying a #80 Scraper Buying a Sliding Bevel Buying a Router Plane Buying a Combination Gauge Buying a Brace Buying a Woodworker’s Knife Buying a Rasp Buying a File Buying Saws Buying a […]
Using a Honing Guide Using a Sawset Using a Card Scraper Using a Plough Plane Using a Gouge Using a Combination Gauge Using a Sliding Bevel Using a Router Plane Using a Swing Brace Using a #80 Scraper Using a Rasp and File Using Saws Using a Woodworker’s Knife Using a Combination Square Using […]
Sharpening a Router Plane Sharpening a Card Scraper Sharpening a Plough Plane Sharpening a Gouge Setting Up and Sharpening a #80 Scraper Setting Up a Sliding Bevel Setting up and Sharpening a Swing Brace and Bit Setting Up and Sharpening a Combination Gauge Setting Up and Sharpening a Saw Saw Files Setting Up Rasps […]