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This is not what you asked for but this is perhaps one of the best explanations i have read on the angle of a gouge. It is an article from Woodturning by Design written by Dale Nish. http://www.woodturningdesign.com/askdale/14/14.shtml
Angles are what suit you. If your initial angles are too far out, you can try changing them by remembering that blunter angles poke well, more acute angles peel well. Its always a compromise. You did get this article? http://www.peterchild.co.uk/info1/sflute.htm Though it really comes down to your style, rather than letting someone else's dictate what you do.
If you can strike a shaving easily and maintain the cut, it's the right angle. If you have to press too much going downhill, it's too blunt. If it skates too much on entry, it's too acute.
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