Scraping with Gouges

Although dedicated scraping tools have plenty of uses and have a definite place in my arsenal, scraping is not limited to just "scrapers". Any cutting tool has the potential to be used as a scraper, and gouges stand out as the cutting tool I most often scrape with.
Choosing to use a cutting tool for scraping could have several motives. Perhaps there is no scraper available that can get safely into the spot that needs scraping. Or perhaps one is on a budget an cannot afford a plethora of scrapers. Or, as is often the case, I already have the gouge in my hand and it can do the job.
Woods:
- Japanese Tree Lilac
- Honduran Mahogany
- Kamani
Tools:
- 1/2" 40/40 bowl gouge
- 1/2" swept back (finishing) bowl gouge

[@leksey7870]

A helpful educational video. The larger the diameter of the part, the more carefully it should be handled. The tool is very important. Thank you! Like!

[@nathangold9775]

Excellent video. Your camera angles are the best. It is often difficult those exactly how turners are addressing the wood with the tool but you do a great job of showing exactly how you are holding the tool and what angle the tool is being held.

[@alansimpson596]

I have been steadily working my way through you videos and am finding them to be of enormous help to me so many thanks Brian.
Best wishes,
Alan.

[@SkunkTreeCarvings]

Brian...your teaching style and thorough approach to your video's have helped me become a much better turner... Thank You.
I look forward to your uploads.

[@DanielVilarino]

Hi Brian! Thank you so much, dear friend, for a great lesson on gouge scraping. Cheers! Daniel

[@thomasckuzia7129]

Great video Brian!!!
Tom

[@stevenhansen8641]

Thanks Brian , another great video

[@gordroberts53]

Thanks Brian, another excellent piece of instruction. I particularly appreciate the time you take to draw attention to hand position on the tool rest etc. Very helpful. Cheers, Gord

[@frodo6363]

Thanks Brian, the point you made about sheer scraping helped me a lot. I've been trying to do it all in one pass, but, as you pointed out, making overlapping passes is also effective. thanks for the tip. Great videos. Cheers.

[@JimG31547]

Brian, Great video with valuable information. Thanks for sharing
Jim

[@willemkossen]

Very useful. I'll practice this more!

[@robertwinkel9209]

Brian that was a great lesson, and I wish I had seen it this morning instead of this evening. I tried the shear scraping today but was a little unsure of myself. I'll give it another go tomorrow. I have often wished I could find ways to use more of the cutting edge between sharpenings.

[@muziqjazz]

Thanks again Brian. Marc

[@stringmanipulator]

Nice video Brian, I use the last method a lot and it most often helps me to achieve a reasonable surface before moving onto the dreaded sanding process :)

[@BigWingUK]

I appreciate all your wonderful videos.....thanks.

[@WLGunnett]

Seriously!?!
You couldn't have up loaded this a day earlier???? I had some tear out that was kicking my butt and this would have solved my blood pressure problem.
As always, an excellent teaching video. Yours is my "go to" channel when I need help.
Is it time to explore hollow forms yet?
On behalf of all us newbie turners....thanks!

[@tmikeporter]

Brian, you have made the case for me to purchase a 5/8" bowl gouge. I only have a 3/8" as a beginner and just learning to use it. I've been looking to buy a good quality shear scraper or two, but now may reconsider. I find your videos so very helpful due to the explanations you give. Keep them coming!

[@BHavensWoodworker]

+Mike Porter I am wondering if you meant a 1/2" bowl gouge. Most gouges (from England) are measured by the flute size, so a 1/2" gouge is made from 5/8" diameter stock. Some American manufaturers go by the diameter of the stock, and would call the same gouge a 5/8" gouge. Just want to make sure you order what you want....

[@tmikeporter]

OK, good point. I missed that. I'm looking at buying a D Way bowl gouge, so I'll double check. Their 5/8" bowl gouge has a 0.631" shaft size. What shaft size were you using in this video?

[@BHavensWoodworker]

+Mike Porter Those are both 1/2" (5/8" stock). The 40/40 is a Hamlet, and the swept-back is an Ashley Iles

[@tmikeporter]

Thanks, Brian. Keep up the good work!

[@joeg.martinka9899]

Very nice. I've got a new technique to try. I would liked to see how you position the gouge for scraping the bottoms of bowls. It seems that inside scrape is best done by 'standard' scrapers.

[@RickTurnsWoodturning]

Excellent video, Brian! Are you using three cameras simultaneously?

[@BHavensWoodworker]

Yes, I run all three at once and my editor syncs them by the audio. I often relocate the cameras between scenes, which can make it look like I have more than three.