Richard Raffan on the uses of a ½-in spindle gouge

Thanks for the lesson! What's the difference between a deep fluted spindle and a bowl gouge!

Thanks for this Richard, especially the last sentence! The more I watch your videos the more familiar I become with your techniques and the more experienced I seem to become!

Hi Richard
Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge on the spindle gouges.for years I’ve bumped my way round the outside of a bowl blank with my bowl gouge,now I use the spindle gouge method,it’s so fast to create the bowl shape it’s amazing it’s great to learn from you with your clear demonstrations.you’ve taught this 81 year old dog many new tricks.
Thank you
Regards from NZ

I’ve got to try your grinds! I always use a bowl gouge for all my bowl turnings. The spindle gouges sit on my rack. Occasionally I will cut a tenon. Lol Thanks Richard your the best!

Thank you for for another great video

Thanks I always learn from your videos.

I love the way that you teach us along the way.

Well… I’m sold 😂 Question: If you could only have one grind on your 1/2” spindle gouge what would it be?

Hello Richard! As always, I thank you for sharing your knowledge with us! I have a question. At what height should the tool rest for the spindle gouge be placed?

Thank you Richard, again your have taught me a tremendous amount. Your knowledge is very much appreciated and not taken for granted by myself.

Another great video. Such a beautiful piece of work 👍👍

It is amazing to see you use a single tool for so many things. Many thanks for another entertaining and instructive video.

Thanks for the lesson! Your videois make me more and more wanting to try my hand on turning and add a woodlathe to my tools. One question, when hollowing the endgrain, hoe wood you go about hollowing the vessel from the direction of the smaller diameter, to create something like a classical inkwell? Seems to be extremely diffcult to get a hook into it. Greetings from Germany

I wood have given you 2 thumbs up if it were allowed! Thank you.

At first I wanted to start regrinding my gouge but now I have learned I need more than one. 😯
Thus far I have only one that's decent. My hopes are on Santa. 😎

Thank you Richard. As a bowl turner I haven't paid much attention to my spindle gouges. This video has encouraged me to look into using them more. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂

So many of these techniques require a certain amount of courage to try, but seeing Richard do them has incentivized me to try... with so far no injuries... The back grain hollowing seems fraught with problems but works great....

Thanks,Richard. So some of my practices are not outrageous after all.(30 degree bevel; asymmetric tips). I liked the way you ripped off the bark for your second blank. I know you are renowned for speed turning. Bernard.

Thank you for the master class in using, sharpening, and selecting gouges. Thank you for sharing!

Another useful video. I “acquired” a 1/2 inch spindle gauge after watching several of your ear.liber videos, I know use it on almost everything.

If i had to pick just one tool, i would pick you, you are a tool

Great lesson Richard.

Always a joy to watch a master at work.

What is the shaft diameter, 5/8? I sure hate the differing gouge measurement methods.

Brilliant video Richard, beautifully demonstrated as usual and so well explained. Thanks for sharing.

When I first started turning, the tool I used for mostly everything was the 1/2" spindle.
I was comfortable and proficient with it.
About 18months into turning, we had a professional come to our club to do a demo, and a hands on session.
He slated me for using the 1/2" spindle gouge, actually taking it off me and insisting I used a bowl gouge.
Being reasonably new, I was a bit embarrassed and felt flustered.
I then went through weeks of trying to become comfortable using the bowl gouge.

My beloved spindle looking on forlornly.

It's very satisfying to have you state that a spindle gouge is a perfectly good tool to use, and know that I was not turning badly.

Debs

Thank-you for this very clear exposition of the versatility of this tool. I really like that angle tool you showed, am going laser cut something like it to use, seems much more user-friendly than an angle gauge.

Another Master Class - excellent!

Very useful information. I do a fair amount of spindle work as well as faceplate (chuck, actually) turning, although I’m just a hobbyist. This demonstration really helps me personally. Thank you, Sir. 👍🏼

An excellent demo, thanks Richard.

Look very easy when we see you I would like to be a little of your experience thanks very much

Another. Good one. From. Richard. On how to made. Easy. Always. Good. To. Watch

I am still little confused about a spindle gouge and a detail gouge. If a spindle gouge has a 40° angle, does that make it a detail gouge? If it has a fingernail shape is it a spindle gouge? Does the flute depth make a difference? I don't know. Do you have a video on the difference between the two?

Can i turn a ball gouge to a spindle

Thanks.

Would you mind explaining the difference between the way you measure a gouge and the way it is measured in the USA?

Great video. I love turning Walnut.

Your videos are great and I am learning so much. I have a number of great wood pieces that are at 22% moisture and would appreciate your advice on how I can use them now. Microwave, rough cut, storing, painting ends, cutting wet, ideal moisture content, prevent cracking: things I have heard about but don’t understand. Thanks

Amazingly, good video. I've always loved the spindle gouge and felt like it was a guilty secret.

Thank you for sharing. I primarily use a Nova Chuck 2 for most projects. Which Vicmark chuck and jaws would you recommend to compliment the Nova Chuck 2?

There seems to be a school of thought that you should never, ever, ever use this thing on anything remotely resembling a bowl except for maybe a bit of tweaking on the outside. Interesting to see an alternative opinion in action.

How many revolutions are needed

Fascinating to see a skillful hand! Thank you. Bought your book with my lathe years back..

Newbies watching: he's turning green stock, or air dried at best, the wood isn't coming off of hardwood KD stock exactly as shown in the videos.