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ST1008 Mini Wood Lathe
Lathe tools come in a variety of shapes and sizes and
usually fall into five major categories.
Gouges—Mainly used for rough cutting, detail cut-
ting, and cove profiles. The rough gouge is a hollow,
double-ground tool with a round nose, and the detail
gouge is a hollow, double-ground tool with either a
round or pointed nose. Figure 23 shows an example
of a gouge.
Selecting Turning
Tools
Figure 23. Gouge.
Figure 24. Skew chisel.
Skew Chisel—A very versatile tool that can be used
for planing, squaring, V-cutting, beading, and part-
ing off. The skew chisel is flat, double-ground with
one side higher than the other (usually at an angle
of 20-40˚). Figure 24 shows an example of a skew
chisel.
Figure 25. Round nose scraper.
Figure 26. Parting tool.
Scrapers—Mainly used where access for other tools
is limited, such as hollowing operations. This is a flat,
double-ground tool that comes in a variety of profiles
(Round Nose, Spear Point, Square Nose, etc.) to match
many different contours. Figure 25 shows an exam-
ple of a round nose scraper.
Parting Tools—Used for sizing and cutting off work.
This is a flat tool with a sharp pointed nose that may
be single- or double-ground. Figure 26 shows an
example of a parting tool.
Specialty Tools—These are the unique, special func-
tion tools to aid in hollowing, bowl making, cutting
profiles, etc.
