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Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2025
Durable
William Thacker
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2024
It works well for what I use it for.
RGolding
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2022
Great tool to use when needing to take away material when creating a bowl on the lathe.
Stu
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 31, 2021
Great quality
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2021
Good solid chisel
CHARLES E DAVENPORT
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2021
As has been mentioned before, this tool is not for beginners. I use a PowerMatic 2020 short bed, and the machine will literally rip your limbs from their sockets if you get caught up in it. This 3/4" Sorby Bowl Gouge is not the kind of tool you jam into your project and expect forgiveness. It came sharp; with a tiny bit of touch-up, it became a razor. Treated as such, many of my earlier chisels became mules; this thing is a pedigree. Should you buy, go forward with a soft touch..... that's all you need.
P. Mendelberg
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2021
At first I wasn't that happy with the purchase. It was a little large for what I imagined perhaps not reading the dimensions as well as I should. My earliest use left me somewhat frustrated as it was catching. I was thinking of returning it but figured I would give in another try. The second time I was more careful with where the edge was facing as I turned and I gradually become for skilled in its use. Now I think it is great and the probem from my inexperience with a high quality longer gouge. In fact with the length it works well for roughing shaping material due because one can keep it steady near ones hip. And its sharpness is excellent and it is holding its edge very well. I did grind more of wings on the sides which seem to help with control in certain areas.
dogrobber
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2020
Ok, having said that, this did need to be honed on arrival. The burr inside the flute needed to be removed, a round ceramic rod took care of that. The outside was ground well but honing helped a lot, too. One must get the hang of using a smaller tool first to reap the benefits of this tool, not for beginners!! I am using this on a Rockwell 3/4 HP lathe, only stalled it a few times. Experience begets appreciation. Need to keep the flute clear, BIG piles of shavings, FUN!! Using a NOVA MIDI with 5" jaws and tail stock support.
K. Wesley Patten
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2019
The thickness provides extra stability when turning the bottom of bowls, and the grind is great for making the transition from the inside sides to the bottom. Holds a sharp edge. Very happy.
Ralph Bormann
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2016
I've only used it once works fairly well it is definitely a higher quality tool then my skill level can appreciate
Mike Washburn
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2015
This is a large, solid bowl gouge, which is excellent for roughing out larger turnings. It is made from high quality steel which keeps a sharp edge. It arrived fairly sharp, with a profile that was a bit more square than I am accustom to. Even so, before sharpening it, I roughed out a couple larger (18") beech bowls, using green log blanks. Even with it's "as received" level of sharpness, it cut well, cutting long strings of wood with each pass. I swept back the edges on my initial sharpening, and now it cuts even better. This is now the gouge that I use for most of my turning.
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