Fingernail Bowl Gouge

The word fingernail refers to the grind of the bowl gouge.

Fingernail bowl gouge. Robert sorby bowl gouges. Pull and push cuts delicate shearing cuts or full profile cuts can be made with easethe greater cutting tip area can be used for heavy profiling cuts and fine delicate shearing cuts. The greater cutting area can be used equally well for heavy profiling cuts or fine delicate shearing cuts. What is a fingernail bowl gouge.

My recommended channel links are. I go through the basic use of the bowl gouge. After experimenting with several protractors i decided i really like this simple steel protractor with a locking thumb screw. Robert sorby bowl gouges are a must in the tool kit of every bowl turner.

Place the flat portion of the protractor base flush against the center of the bowl gouge flute. The bowl gouge has a curved u shape or v shape flute whereas the spindle gouge has an open flat shallow u shape flute. Robert sorby fingernail bowl gouges are ideal for making bowls producing either massive profiling cuts or delicate cuts as necessary. 18 fingernail bowl gouge the fingernail grind is a popular edge with woodturners because it is easy to use and control and extremely versatile.

Fingernail bowl gouges deep flute the fingernail shape of this gouge increases flexibility allowing the turner to perform pull cuts without catching the lathe bed. In this video i show my method of reshaping a gouge with a straight over grind to on with a fingernail grind and swept back wings. Brendan stemp https. Measuring bowl gouge sharpening angles.

Bowl gouges are mainly used for making a wood bowl.