Hi:

I have some powder metal turning tools made by Crown and the regular Robert Sorby turning tools and I noticed a big differance in the grind on the Crown turning tools verses the Robert Sorby turning tools. The Sorby gouge is VERY hard to control and bounces around the wood and almost seems like it wants to take right off. The Crown gouge, on the other hand, is much easier to control and does not have the tendency to bounce around on the wood. The only other thing I see different is that the powder metal gouge has a much shallower flute down the center of the gouge. Can the Sorby gouge be reground to match the grind of the Crown gouge? Would that make a difference in the handeling of the turning tool?

Thanks,

Bob