Good afternoon all,
I've been turning on a Laguna 18/36 and have really started to struggle on finish turning the outside of bowls, particularly those I've rough turned months ago.
Whether I clean up an existing tenon or mortise or in the case of the photo, add a scrap piece as a tenon, as I turn the outside, the gouge will not smoothly cut into the wood. The photo is the most extreme example I've had, but the gouge will start vibrating badly and skipping on the surface of the wood. I've used both a 3/8 bowl gouge set at 45 degrees and a 1/2 bowl gouge set at 50 degrees. I use Raptor guides and a Wolverine jig to sharpen. Ultimately, I use either a carbide tool or scraper to fix it but that has it's own set of problems.
Thank you in advance!
I've been turning on a Laguna 18/36 and have really started to struggle on finish turning the outside of bowls, particularly those I've rough turned months ago.
Whether I clean up an existing tenon or mortise or in the case of the photo, add a scrap piece as a tenon, as I turn the outside, the gouge will not smoothly cut into the wood. The photo is the most extreme example I've had, but the gouge will start vibrating badly and skipping on the surface of the wood. I've used both a 3/8 bowl gouge set at 45 degrees and a 1/2 bowl gouge set at 50 degrees. I use Raptor guides and a Wolverine jig to sharpen. Ultimately, I use either a carbide tool or scraper to fix it but that has it's own set of problems.
Thank you in advance!