OldTools Archive

Recent Bios FAQ

260204 Mark Pfeifer <markpfeifer@i...> 2016‑10‑23 Re: Chisels galore... and a question about paring gouges
I can't tell if this has been answered (cursed new iphone OS and how it lumps
emails!)

Patternmaker would use the cranked incannel in much the same way as any
woodworker would use a gouge: removal of waste.

I'm not a patternmaker but I've met a few. And I don't believe they viewed these
as an option for making flutes only, but general waste removal cross and with
grain, when making the wood mold.

The crank allows you to work your new surface parallel to the original surface,
without stressing about depth. The length of the iron allows for this, and makes
it a lot easier than doing it with a bent or straight gouge. (Anyone whose done
deeper relief carving knows what I'm talking about).

I have one and only one and I've still not decided whether it's useful to me.
But I don't have any traditional hollows and rounds......if I did I can totally
see using it to pre shape flutes before going to a round.....

And I think I just found my excuse for buying a couple of rounds.....  :)

Recent Bios FAQ