>> Turns out one is pitted to a degree that it will not be useful unless 
>> I grind it back about an inch.
>
> Is there any reason you can't just hacksaw that off? It seems to me 
> that would be quicker.


   If you could, the gouge would need to be rehardend and tempered out.
A hacksaw should not cut a chisel, or if it does, barely barely barely.

  Gluing sandpaper to a dowel helps hone it up though.

  You still have to grind the steel initially,
(auto parts stores sell dozens of sizes of small grinding wheels mounted 
to 1/4" shafts for a couple bucks each)
but once you have ground it, sandpaper on the right size dowel is your 
friend.

And 3 paring gouges for 3 bucks? Yeah you really suck Bill :)
    yours Scott

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