Bowl Gouge Vs Spindle Gouge

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Bowl gouge vs spindle gouge. Bowl gouges are mainly used for making a wood bowl. I had one heck of a time catches every time i stuck the tool into the wood. A bowl gouge is bulkier than a spindle gouge. A spindle gouge is able to cut an inward dovetail angle easily which is impossible to do with a bowl gouge.

I didn t know what i now know never use a roughing or spindle gouge to turn a bowl it is very dangerous. Gouges are almost never the right shape out of the box. A bowl gouge has many different cutting techniques making it valuable for using a swept back bevel angle on a bowl gouge. I had 3 gouges i thought they were bowl gouges they wqere 1 3 4 and 1 4.

These are the only bowl gouges i use and need on a regular basis. Spindle gouge has a more open flat flute. What is the difference between a bowl gouge vs spindle gouge. A bowl gouge typically has a deeper flute than a spindle gouge but as far as their use is concerned the distinction is blurred.

A spindle gouge is intended primarily for shaping spindles but nothing says you cannot use a spindle gouge on a bowl except for the spindle roughing gouge. Likewise you can use a bowl gouge on a spindle. Bowl gouge flute is curved with cutting side wings. Spindle gouge vs detail gouge hi randy i have both of those gouges and the detail gouge comes as shown in the picture.

The bowl gouge has a curved u shape or v shape flute whereas the spindle gouge has an open flat shallow u shape flute. My bowl gouges are a large 3 4 and a smaller 1 2 swept back grind bowl gouge each with about a 55 bevel angle and a micro bevel bowl gouge which has about a 65 70 cutting tip. Bowl gouge and spindle gouge both are similar woodturning tools. I do have others but those don t get used as much.

Another great advantage of spindle gouge over bowl gouge is that it doesn t require to be sharpened as frequently as a bowl gouge. So it is not ideal for detailed works and tight spaces. Its not a tool i use alot but it works very well. I knew enough to not stick that little skinny tool into the spinning wood so i tried the other gouges.