Thompson V gouge how deep?

[Dwight McNutt]

New at this addiction of turning and recently received a Thompson V bowl gouge for Christmas. My question is how much of it should be inserted into the handle? I'm making my own metal handle for it.

[Gordon Seto]

The information is in the FAQ

http://www.thompsonlathetools.com/faq.asp

Shanks and Tangs?
First of all a shank is round like on a bowl gouge and a tang is flat on scrapers and skews.

Why is the shank on all bowl and spindle gouges are turned down to a common fractional size? This is because high quality tool steel is sold .015 oversize so the shank needs to be turned down to a common size to fit all the aftermarket handles and so a common drill bit can be used to bore a wood handle. Example; a 1/2 diameter tool will have a shank that measures .500

What is the shank length? On the 3/8 and ½ diameter tools the shank is 2 inches long. The 5/8 and ¾ diameter tools are 2-1/2 inches in length.

The 1” and 1-1/4” tools have a ¾ inch diameter shank that is 2-1/2 inches long.

[David Christopher]

Dwight, when I got my 5/8 V gouge I called Doug and asked the same question and he told me 2" for 1/2" and smaller and 2 1/2" for 5/8" and bigger

[Jeff Wright]

See:

http://www.thompsonlathetools.com/handles.asp

[Doug Thompson]

Bore the hole slightly longer so the extra glue has a place to go (if you use glue).

[David Christopher]

well Dwight, you heard it from th man

[Dwight McNutt]

Thanks everyone, espically Doug. Will hold in place with set screws.
Dwight