On 23/10/2016 12:19 PM, Philip Yarra wrote:
> what are they actually useful for? A lot of books suggest in-cannel
> gouges are good for paring concave shapes, for example in cutting the
> end of mouldings to butt them together. I can sort of see how the
> straight in-cannel gouges could be useful there, though it's not
> something I've ever needed to do, and for the small number of times I'm
> ever likely to need to, it seems like a coping saw would do the job
> equally well. For the really fine gouge - 1/8" - I just can't see it
> being useful in that context either.

That's a wonderful trove, Phillip.

As to those cranked paring chisels and gouges, I expect other more 
knowledgeable galoots will explain their use, but I know they will 
mention the trade of patternmaking.

Peter Marquis-Kyle