I went to the Ga. turning symposium this weekend. I met Doug Thompson.... nuf said. Here is the result of our chat. One 3/8" V bowl gouge, and a 1/2" bowl gouge. I used it to rough out the bowls in the picture. One is Elm, a Poplar, and a Sycamore. The bowls were all rough turned and warped like crazy. The shot in the handle made it a pleasure to turn. It took out most of the vibration and cut like a dream. I then roughed out 2 oak bowls that started spalting under water. I will show those once they have dried. Anyhow thanks for reading and thanks to Doug for the AWESOME tools. He is a real nice fellow if you ever get the chance to meet him.