Howdy everyone, this is my first post! I am looking for recommendations on a budget bowl gouge that takes the 40/40 grind well. Seems that Stuart Batty advocates a V shaped flute?
I've been Bowl turning (mostly) for a few years on a vintage Delta Lathe using a Wood River bowl gouge and sharpening on a 10'' stone wheel, and recently a Rikon slow speed grinder with a self built platform set at 40° permanently. My grind isn't always as consistent as I would like but I haven't had the money to invest in the wolverine system yet, so the 40/40 is the only grind I know how to do freehand. I've turned hundreds of bowls and live edge mushrooms and it's been working well, with the exception of the transition to the bottom of the bowl a lot of the time.
I may spring for a Thompson V shape gouge, but thought it might make sense to get a cheap one till I get my sharpening really dialed-in. Sort of looking at the Woodstock bowl gouge on Amazon, but I'm not sure about flute shape and 40/40 grind. Thanks!
I've been Bowl turning (mostly) for a few years on a vintage Delta Lathe using a Wood River bowl gouge and sharpening on a 10'' stone wheel, and recently a Rikon slow speed grinder with a self built platform set at 40° permanently. My grind isn't always as consistent as I would like but I haven't had the money to invest in the wolverine system yet, so the 40/40 is the only grind I know how to do freehand. I've turned hundreds of bowls and live edge mushrooms and it's been working well, with the exception of the transition to the bottom of the bowl a lot of the time.
I may spring for a Thompson V shape gouge, but thought it might make sense to get a cheap one till I get my sharpening really dialed-in. Sort of looking at the Woodstock bowl gouge on Amazon, but I'm not sure about flute shape and 40/40 grind. Thanks!
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