Jim I will second what Andy said. He put me onto the Irish grind and it has worked wonders for me. I took my regular bowl gouge and put the Irish grind on it. I like it a lot better than the regular bowl gouge. It is especially a lot easier doing the inside of a bowl with the Irish grind. So my 3/8" and 1/2" bowl gouges have that grind. As Andy told me, once the tools are sharp you have to find the sweet spot for each tool. Once you do turning will be like night and day.
Bernie
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