Jon Gaynor
02-07-2012, 1:17 PM
Hi all,
Thought I'd drop in with a few comments on our new Glaser gouge. I have no commercial connection with Glaser.
Tool was ordered as a Christmas present for my wife and was engraved with her name. Nice touch for that special turner in your family.
Paulo Marin of Glaser-Hitec was very helpful in getting me the gouge.
Barbara (the real turner in the family) agreed to let me take the photo while she worked on a Mesquite hollow form.
The tool is very hard, takes and holds a very sharp edge. Tool flute length (=tool life) is about 1" longer than the original and has a deeper flute.
Handle is ~2" longer and has an excellent feel. More expensive than an M2 tool but holds up so much much better long term. Our original Jerry Glaser 5/8" gouge
has seen a lot of action and has lasted ~5 years. We sharpen with alum oxide wheels. Diamond hand hone can refresh the edge as well.
Jon
Thought I'd drop in with a few comments on our new Glaser gouge. I have no commercial connection with Glaser.
Tool was ordered as a Christmas present for my wife and was engraved with her name. Nice touch for that special turner in your family.
Paulo Marin of Glaser-Hitec was very helpful in getting me the gouge.
Barbara (the real turner in the family) agreed to let me take the photo while she worked on a Mesquite hollow form.
The tool is very hard, takes and holds a very sharp edge. Tool flute length (=tool life) is about 1" longer than the original and has a deeper flute.
Handle is ~2" longer and has an excellent feel. More expensive than an M2 tool but holds up so much much better long term. Our original Jerry Glaser 5/8" gouge
has seen a lot of action and has lasted ~5 years. We sharpen with alum oxide wheels. Diamond hand hone can refresh the edge as well.
Jon