Combination Skew Gouge??

[edman2]

Saw a new tool (for me) used by a penturner at Silver Dollar City on Saturday. It is a combination skew and gouge. What is it called? Who sells it? It might be a Crown? Not sure. Checked a couple of vendors pages and couldn't find it. Anyone familiar with this tool?

 

[LEAP]

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2003620/3536/CROWN-Skewchigouge.aspx

 

[alphageek]

I dunno... I just watched the video on it. I don't see a big gain for me for it, and it would require some interesting sharpening.

But the again, I don't use a gouge much anymore either!... so it might be good for someone.

 

[CSue]

That looks like it might be a fun tool to use.

 

[its_virgil]

It looks somewhat similar to a Spindlemaster.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2003620/3536/CROWN-Skewchigouge.aspx

 

[dalemcginnis]

I have one, Somewhere under the spiderwebs.

 

[simomatra]

Looks like a Sorenson spindle maker to me and they are terrific on the plastic stuff

 

[edman2]

http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/2003620/3536/CROWN-Skewchigouge.aspx

Yes, that is what he called it (now that I've seen it in print). He thought it was the best thing since buttered toast! Thanks Phil.

 

[Bree]

It looks somewhat similar to a Spindlemaster.
Do a good turn daily!
Don

I agree. It looks like a modified Spindlemaster. I think the Sorby tool is easier to sharpen as you only need to hone the flat face. The Crown tool will need sharpening on the bevel.

 

[ed4copies]

Yes, that is what he called it (now that I've seen it in print). He thought it was the best thing since buttered toast! Thanks Phil.

Stick with buttered toast.

Yes, I have one, it's a "do no harm" tool. Kind of a scraper with no teeth. Works very slowly (well, it did the three times I used it, 6 years ago).

 

[holmqer]

Saw a new tool (for me) used by a penturner at Silver Dollar City on Saturday. It is a combination skew and gouge. What is it called? Who sells it? It might be a Crown? Not sure. Checked a couple of vendors pages and couldn't find it. Anyone familiar with this tool?

It might be custom. I went to an AAW regional symposium and Andre Martel demonstrated his technique for turning lamp shades and he used a spindle roughing gouge reground like a skew, and it produced amazing results. Andre used this skew gouge to do the finish cuts on a 20" diameter lamp shade with a wall thickness around 1/16" The finish was like 12000 micromesh