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Gouge

Restoring woodworking gouges: project 2 part 1

Restoring woodworking gouges: project 2 part 1

This 1 1/4" woodworking gouge has an out canal and is used for carving scalloped work like wooden bowls and spoons. This was made by Thos Ibbotson who was a famous chisel and cutting iron maker from Sheffield England and had a good reputation amongst hand tool makers

Faithfull gouges

Faithfull gouges

I've commented on inexpensive tools available to woodworkers because sometimes it is false economy to buy something that seems cheap because it seems inevitable that the tool or equipment will fail by breaking, or have some built-in faults from low quality standards in manufacture or materials used. Aldi