Woodturning tools like gouges, miter chisels, and gouge tools are made of quality tool steel with wood or composite handles. They can be re-sharpened and come in different sizes for specific purposes. The gouge is used first to shape the wood, followed by the miter chisel to create a smoother surface. Parting tools and scrapers are used to cut the finished part off the spindle end and create a smooth surface respectively.
Gouges, miter chisels, and gouge tools are all woodturning tools used to complete a variety of projects. Made from quality tool steel with a typical wood or composite handle, wood lathe tools can be re-sharpened to outlast the life of the average home woodworker in most cases. Some of the specialty tools are razor-ground to allow the carpenter to make very smooth finish cuts on a project; however, some tools don’t have to be as sharp. There are often many sizes of each type of tool in the average carpenter’s toolbox, with each size and style serving a special purpose.
Commonly, the first of the wood lathe tools to use on any project is the gouge. This tool allows the carpenter to reduce the square piece of wood into a round piece suitable for machining. This tool resembles a C or U shape on the cutting edge and is used to remove a lot of wood in a short amount of time. The finish after using this tool will remain rough and often these woodturning tools are chamfered to aid in cutting in tight spaces. It is not uncommon to use several of these woodturning tools in different sizes to produce the desired finished effect with the turning.
Once the initial shaping of the piece has been made, the next woodturning tool to be used is commonly a miter chisel. The miter chisel consists of a blade cut flat on a diagonal and is used to create a flat surface where the gouge has left small gouges. By sliding this tool across the surface of the turning wood, small curls of wood are removed, creating a much smoother surface than that left by the gouge. Use caution when using this or any of the wood lathe tools to avoid overheating of the cutting edge. This will reduce the cutting ability of the tool and may damage the surface of the wood project as well.
A parting tool is one of several wood lathe tools that are intended to cut the finished part off the spindle end or center point once the work is ready to be removed from the lathe. Looking much like a narrow two-bladed arrowhead, this tool is used to make deep cuts in turning wood. Scrapers are another type of woodturning tool that is used to create a smooth surface in the work.
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