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US 12,479,122 B2Granted
Woodturning gouge for the fabrication of bowls
AssigneeAshely Harwood LLC
InventorAshley Harwood
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Abstract
The present invention surrounds a gouge for use in woodturning, particularly in the fabrication of wood bowls, wherein the gouge is configured to provide longer reach with decreased deflection. The decreased deflection allows safer and more efficient woodturning process, resulting in better quality woodturning products. The gouge includes an inner cutting profile which is offset upward from the center of the outer profile, thus providing more structural rigidity when extending the tool from a tool rest and into the concavity of a bowl being turned.
Claims13
A bowl gouge for woodturning comprising:
- a distally located fluted portion;
- the fluted portion further comprising an inner aspect having a curvilinear profile with a radius (r) and a center;
- the fluted portion further comprising an outer aspect having a curvilinear profile with a radius (R) and a center, wherein (R>r);
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- the center of the inner aspect of the fluted portion offset vertically upward from the center of the outer aspect of the fluted portion by a distance (O), wherein (O≥⅔*r), and
- wherein the profile of the inner aspect is entirely within the profile of the outer aspect.
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