Handled Properly

[John Spitters]

The other day I received my Thompson gouges, a 3/8"U , 5/8"U , and a 5/8"V gouge.
I ordered the two in the 5/8 size because I wasn't too sure which I would like better, as it turns out I tend to favour the V over the U. It's not quite as agressive so a little easier to control.
The handles were made from some figured Maple, with copper pipe couplings for the feral, sanded only with 120g and a heavy single coat of antique oil for the finish.

[Noah Barfield]

Those are some handsome handles!

[John Keeton]

Nicely done! They would have looked better if you hadn't used that ugly curly maple!:rolleyes:;):D

[Faust M. Ruggiero]

Don't through out that U shaped tool. You will find plenty of pieces it will do a great job. If nothing else, grind the bevel flatter and use it across the transition area in the bottom of the bowl. Both shapes are great to have.
faust

[Bernie Weishapl]

Great looking handles. I agree with Faust the U shape with a flatter bevel does work really well when working from the transition to the bottom of bowls.

[Bill Bolen]

Great looking handles on some high quality tools.

[John Spitters]

I'm not saying that I don't like the U shaped tool because I tend to use them pretty much equally, I've just found that I seem to favour the V slightly over the U.
With these tools I've kept the same grind angle as they were supplied with except that I like to grind the side wings further back to help with shear cutting.
I've never measured the actual angles that I grind into my tools, I've just found ones that I like through trial and error. For finishing cuts in the bottom of deep bowls I have another 5/8 U gouge that I keep ground at a lesser angle ( more blunt ) and it does a superb job for that purpose.

John