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For executing a difficult profile, there are times when swinging a freshly sharpened gouge through an arc, while pivoting on a single point of the tool rest, and rotating the tool shaft along the longitudinal axis, can result in better surface quality than attempting to slide the tool shaft across the tool rest. This can be done incrementally along the profile in small sections, indexing from the tool rest. This isn't to assume it's always the best option, but that it's in addition to other options that may be available with any given situational circumstance.
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