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Offline rmnc3r

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Nosed Gouges
« on: July 13, 2020, 07:15:42 PM »
Having recently re-watched Wallace Gussler's Carving Vid, I was reminded of the usefulness of Nosed Gouges for Stabbing in.

I have a few gouges that I'd like to reconfigure to a nosed profile, but which are the most useful sizes and sweeps for most general work?

I'm thinking; 3 or 4mm (or 5mm?)/3 sweep and a 3 or 4mm (or 5mm?)/5 sweep

Any others to consider? ( I have flat chisels covered)
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Offline Not English

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Re: Nosed Gouges
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2020, 04:15:15 AM »
I have few nosed gouges, but I find I can do most of the same work with a small flat chisel - 1/16" wide at best. I make mine out of needle files and small screw drivers.
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Offline Acer Saccharum

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Re: Nosed Gouges
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2020, 10:26:35 PM »
What's a 'nosed gouge'?
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Re: Nosed Gouges
« Reply #3 on: July 14, 2020, 10:47:53 PM »
'Nosed' is a rounded or curved profile of the cutting edge, as opposed to being flat or straight across - AKA "Bullnose" Gouge or Chisel



https://i.ibb.co/WpXqfqb/P2083368.jpg

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https://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=40237.msg419143#msg419143
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Offline WadePatton

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Re: Nosed Gouges
« Reply #4 on: July 14, 2020, 11:55:44 PM »
Quote from: Acer Saccharum on July 14, 2020, 10:26:35 PM
What's a 'nosed gouge'?

I was hoping someone would ask. Thanks Tom!  ;)
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Re: Nosed Gouges
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2020, 11:33:20 PM »
Oh! Thank you. Almost all my gouges I've sharpened as 'nosed gouges'  ;D
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Re: Nosed Gouges
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2020, 01:12:36 AM »
I didn't know either.  I usually sharpen my gouges straight across, but I have some sweeps that are sharpened with a radius.  They provide more options for the cut than a straight across chisel.
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Re: Nosed Gouges
« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2020, 07:27:58 AM »
I frequently use "nosed straight chisels" (I just always called then rounded chisels) for a technique I call "roll stabbing".  Here is an example of them in use:













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Offline J Henry

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Re: Nosed Gouges
« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2020, 01:35:10 PM »
 Where can I get a copy of the video ??? Looks like some of my leather tooling designes might be adapted to carving.
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Re: Nosed Gouges
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2020, 07:06:39 AM »
Curtis,
How wide is that flat round nosed chisel that you use for roll stabbing? Some best sizes people have found useful would help the rest of us pick a few to round the corners on and experiment with. Thanks!
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Re: Nosed Gouges
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2020, 08:06:28 AM »
Elkhorne, I think the large one in the photo is 1/2".  I ground several of different sizes, from 1/16" to 3/4", some single bevel and some double bevel.

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Re: Nosed Gouges
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2020, 04:25:31 PM »
Curtis,

I am no where near the caliber of craftsman that you are but I made a couple of chisels like that decades ago, some out of tool stock that I picked up at Dixon's, some made from either cut nails or saber-saw blades.  And they are great for rolling along a curve.  If I elect to stab-in part of the carving I generally start with a fairly narrow rounded profile chisel to make the initial line and then follow with a curved gouge with a rounded edge to smooth out the line.  That's probably why your carving is better than mine.

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