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    Charts for gouge sizes?

    Hi,

    Do any of you folks know of any charts showing the various sizes - i.e. both cut widths and outside diameters of the full range of gouges that a wood turner might use?

    I am trying to get an idea of the smallest and largest gouges available on the market.

    Also am I asking the right question - does "Shank size" mean the outside diameter of the shaft of any gouge?

    Thanks.
    Last edited by Sean Rainaldi; 01-05-2012 at 11:49 AM.

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    different manufacturers measure their gouges in different places, very hard to compare apples to apples, then there is the inches to that other measuring system

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    If you can get your hands on the owners manual of a Tormek tts100, there's a chart with about 2 dozen grinds.
    Chcek out page 25 of this link.
    http://www.tormek.com/en/accessories...bgm-100_en.pdf
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    I was wrong, here is a list of size conversions and other info: http://www.toolpost.co.uk/pages/Turn...wl_gouges.html
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    Oh hey. Thanks for posting.

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    Thanks much,

    So is one inch outside diameter or shank diameter about the maximum outside diameter of shafts or shanks for the vast majority of gouges?

    Or maybe I should be asking a different question - who makes the fattest shanked bowl gouge? And what model, what size, etc.

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    Sean, check with Red Green's Brain Dead Brother , he should be able to fix you up

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    I have a 1/8" Spindle gouge ,and a 2 3/4 roughing gouge both are Crown.
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