Hamlet 3/8" Spindle/Detail Gouge w. Handle

A 3/8" gouge made from M2 high speed steel by Hamlet of Sheffield England.  Comes with a stained European beech handle.

A gouge that goes by many names:  spindle, detail, shallow, fingernail, contour or just plain "gouge."   Whatever you wish to call it, this gouge is a workhorse in between center work for concave and convex cuts or for detailing  in face-grain bowl turning--such as on rims, bases, feet, etc.   This gouge is 3/8" across the flutes and comes with a nicely balanced handle for this size of gouge.  I also offer an unhandled version of this tool.