Woodstock D3805 Bowl Gouge, 5/8-Inch
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Product Feature
- High Speed Steel
- 22-5/8-Inch overall length
- 13-5/8-Inch ash handle
Woodstock D3805 Bowl Gouge, 5/8-Inch Review
This 5/8" bowl gouge has some significant problems beginning with the construction. The steel may be tool steel but it is SOFT tool steel that grinds fast and dulls fast. The flute is a parabela and kind of shallow, kind of short and the initial grind is useless. The ferrel is decrative as it is made of flimzy plated steel. Having said that, I reground the tool and it took a very nice edge and will(in it's short life) be a useful tool. I say short life because with my sharpening jig ,the flute is used as a reference and the flute is so short that I will run out of steel in less than one inch. If price is paramont, and you have the necessary tools to regrind to your liking, this can work. If you don't want to fool with it and regrind it (repeatedly) perhaps you should spend a little more money for a tool already profiled to a fingernail grind with decent steel.Most of the consumer Reviews tell that the "Woodstock D3805 Bowl Gouge, 5/8-Inch" are high quality item. You can read each testimony from consumers to find out cons and pros from Woodstock D3805 Bowl Gouge, 5/8-Inch ...

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