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Sunnybob is selling some gouges.

Postby Mike G » 30 Nov 2020, 21:19

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Re: Sunnybob is selling some gouges.

Postby Trevanion » 30 Nov 2020, 22:10

He thought they were paint tin openers, tsk tsk... :eusa-whistle:

Love ya, Bob ;)

I think the two in the middle are actually really old shell augers rather than gouges and have a funny looking cutting edge at the end, I've got a couple of really long ones for boring out lamps on the lathe. Bottom one looks a bit like a spoon bit, seems needlessly long for a gouge unless it was an incannel ground one for paring work.

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Postby AndyT » 01 Dec 2020, 07:49

That's a nose bit.

Like a shell bit, but the fragile looking turned-over tip has a cutting edge. The long flute fills up with shavings but they stay in it when you pull the bit out to empty it.

As you say, good for long holes in end grain.
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Postby Mike G » 01 Dec 2020, 08:35

There's a great description in The Village Carpenter by Walter Rose of drilling out elm logs to make pipes (for pumping water out of a well with a hand-pump) using such a bit, albeit on rather a grander scale.
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Re: Sunnybob is selling some gouges.

Postby sunnybob » 01 Dec 2020, 13:04

Not me, mate.
I had to go check that I hadnt been robbed, but my priceless collection of chisels through the ages are still in their dedicated display drawer

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Notice Mikes favourite chisel to the right?
my wood projects are here https://pbase.com/sunnybob
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Re: Sunnybob is selling some gouges.

Postby Mike G » 01 Dec 2020, 20:06

You've actually got some really nice chisels there.
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Postby sunnybob » 01 Dec 2020, 20:53

I didnt say I didnt have any, I just said i cant use them :shock: :lol: 8-)

The bent yellow handled marples was given to me by my dad as a wedding present in 1972 (there were 4 originally). The blue marples set were given to me by my son in 2014 when I started woodworking. He couldnt stop laughing, me being a 50 year metal worker and him being a time served carpenter. The rest have arrived in various ways, mostly from dead people. :)
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Postby droogs » 01 Dec 2020, 22:45

it is amazing what you can dig up SB :P
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