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   mikeinohio | Oct 04, 2021 06:37pm | #1

   Definitely not a spindle gouge because the flute is too deep.

   It looks like it might be a roughing gouge that's been sharpened like a bowl gouge.

   But I'm just an occasional wood turner so I'll defer to those with more experience than me.

   Mike

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   richeytgr | Oct 04, 2021 06:43pm | #2

   Bowl gouge, finger nail grind.

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   gulfstar | Oct 04, 2021 08:37pm | #4

   Absolutely, I have three of them, some I shaped myself from a straight face to this fingernail shape. A vari-grind grinding jig is almost a must to sharpen quickly and accurately.

   
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   john_c2 | Oct 04, 2021 08:01pm | #3

   Can we see the rest of the gouge, especially where the flute transitions into the handle?

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   Deleted | Oct 05, 2021 02:32am | #5

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   rob_ss | Oct 05, 2021 02:33am | #6

   That should NOT go anywhere near your bowels, but it is great for bowls.
   This is a great tool with which to get familiar early as you can do an awful lot with just this one, ground that way.
   It's on the skinny side for a bowl gouge so may not be the best tool in the rack

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   john_c2 | Oct 05, 2021 06:48am | #7

   Lol. I didn't even notice the original spelling.

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   richeytgr | Oct 06, 2021 03:14pm | #18

   LMAO!

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   CSilk82 | Oct 05, 2021 08:29am | #8

   Looks like a spindle roughing gouge to me, but with a fingernail grind as others have said. The shot of the end - it looks a lot more like it was bent from flat stock, instead of a flute milled from round bar stock. If it's just a tang into the handle - and not full-section round stock - it's a roughing gouge, and SHOULD NOT be used on bowls, it doesn't have the strength at the handle. Nor is the grind really right for it - it's been modified so maybe it'll work "ok" if you know how to use it as a bowl gouge, but I still wouldn't recommend it.

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   EdWeber | Oct 05, 2021 10:21am | #9

   Exactly

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   john_c2 | Oct 05, 2021 04:33pm | #10

   If we could see the whole gouge, nut just the cutting edge, we could tell for certain if it's a spindle or bowl gouge. It's the shaft that makes the difference, not just the edge.

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   markbarabas | Oct 05, 2021 07:09pm | #11

   Hope this pic clears things up

   
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   chuckvandyck | Oct 05, 2021 08:35pm | #12

   100% spindle roughing gouge

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   CSilk82 | Oct 05, 2021 09:07pm | #13

   Agreed.

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   rob_ss | Oct 06, 2021 03:23am | #15

   Yes - now we can see more, I agree too.

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   john_c2 | Oct 06, 2021 05:07am | #17

   Yup. Do NOT use that on bowls. It looks like a fine spindle gouge though.

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   chuckvandyck | Oct 05, 2021 09:20pm | #14

   If that's the only one it came with, I'd grind if back so the sides aren't swept back. Flat across the front with a 45ish* bevel. It'll be more useful that way.

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   rob_ss | Oct 06, 2021 03:24am | #16

   Agree - it will tend to drag in use if not ground down some.