Hi everyone, I'm still pretty new to the pen turning so please be gentle
I bought a cheap three pice set for starting out. Has a gouge for rough cutting, (not sure what that means for what kind of gouge, it's what it says on box), a parting tool and a skew chisel. My wife said I can upgrade one tool...lol.
I find the gouge is to small and not great at keeping sharp. And hard to sharpen.
So I think the gouge is the tool to upgrade since I use it 80% of the time, so I am asking what kind of gouge it is you guys/girls use? Roughing gouge? Bowl gouge? What size? 1",3/4"?
Also, I want to try my hand at bowls in the future, not sure if that makes a difference for what kind of gouge?
Thanks for input!
I bought a cheap three pice set for starting out. Has a gouge for rough cutting, (not sure what that means for what kind of gouge, it's what it says on box), a parting tool and a skew chisel. My wife said I can upgrade one tool...lol.
I find the gouge is to small and not great at keeping sharp. And hard to sharpen.
So I think the gouge is the tool to upgrade since I use it 80% of the time, so I am asking what kind of gouge it is you guys/girls use? Roughing gouge? Bowl gouge? What size? 1",3/4"?
Also, I want to try my hand at bowls in the future, not sure if that makes a difference for what kind of gouge?
Thanks for input!
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