Kelton Gouges

[Tom Bucanan]

Has anyone used the kelton gouges with the replacable tips? Any advice on buying one or not?

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Has anyone used the kelton gouges with the replacable tips? Any advice on buying one or not? Sorry Tom I have not, but I do own other Kelton Products and would buy anything they make. It is Quality!!! The tips are on my next to buy list.:)

[Tom Bucanan]

They seem like a great deal and I could use my kelton coring handle on the gouge (right?). Also, the actual took seems very long and very sturdy. Is there any problem with the tips spinning?

[Christopher K. Hartley]

Tom I believe you can. Not sure of the size handle you have but it should work. Email Kel and he will tell you. His address is on his site.:)

[Tom Bucanan]

I guess I won't get them because no one else has given them a try. What gouge would you recommend from Craft Supplies (I got a couple gift certificates). I want a gouge that would be good for roughing off alot of wood because I have a PM 4224. Any suggestions?

[steven carter]

Tom,

I have an ellsworth pro-pm bowl gouge that works nice for roughing, but I mainly use a homemade Oland tool because it uses replaceable tool bits. I hate to waste the metal in the ellsworth gouge for roughing because the Oland tool does a great job. I found out how to make the Oland tool from Darrell Feltmate's web site, www.allaroundthewoods.com. I made two of these tools, one uses a quarter inch bit and the other three eights. I use the smaller one for smaller bowls and the larger one for bigger bowls (go figure!). Basically, you take a piece of cold rolled steel and have a hole drilled in the end of it and then drill for a couple of set screws to hold the bit in. Turn a handle, glue it on and you have a great tool for roughing blanks. Hope this helps. I had about $10.00 for each tool, and the bits are only a couple of bucks each.

Steve