Hopefully this will give You an idea what are the numbers on gouges and You will understand more what is available on the market.

It should be very close to complete range what is possible to buy. Handcrafted with the same long-lasting Flexcut® razor edge, our Ash handles can be driven with a mallet or by hand. Pfeil sweep chartīecause I really like products from Pfeil I have prepared here an overview of sweeps from this brand. Flexcut mallet tools are designed with just that in mind. Sheffield List has skew chisel under number 2 while Pfeil chart marks it under number 1 (1S/16 = flat skew chisel double beveled or 1S/16E = flat skew chisel single bevelled, both 16mm width). Second difference is in skew chisel marking. Sheffield list is known as standard for many brands while Pfeil chart is just for Pfeil products. Basically there are two big differences between these two charts. I have chosen Pfeil and Sheffield List because these two are most common standards for identifying sweeps and sizes of carving gouges and chisels. Pfeil and Sheffield ListĮvery brand has its own sweep chart which slightly differs. They show the sweep numbers with widths of cutting edges and are presented as a drawing of the profile so we can easily imagine how will the tool look like.įor illustration I have drawn profile number #8. They show us whole overview, the whole palette of options. Warren Gouges 60 degree 1/8 cut PTV-2 14.95 Add to cart Warren Gouges Laminated Steel 18mm 1 Gouge 15.95 Add to cart Warren Gouges Laminated Steel Carving Set of 7 Gouges 58. What is sweep chart? They are here for us to easily orientate in big variety of cutting edges of gouges, skew, flat chisels, v-tools, macaroni, flateroni and other styles of carving chisels. free to mix n match from the Chris Pye lettering and short fishtail gouge ranges of tools. Low sweep numbers start with number 1 flat gouge (here we can also say number 1 chisel as it is flat).įor example: Gouge marked 7/16 has Sweep number #7 and width 16mm. Vise 5 gouge: 114' (32mm) shallow sweep 9 gouges: 3/8' (10mm). The higher is the sweep number the deeper is the radius. The Two numbers marked on handle represent sweep number and width of the cutting edge in millimeters. Wood carving gouges have usually One number written on the blade and Two numbers on the handle. Read more about carving gouge and its parts here. Sweep is the curved shape of cutting edge. Let’s make sure we all talk about same part of gouge. Gouge “Sweep” meaning?įirst things first. I will try to explain you in this article what are the numbers. Want to order wood carving gouge but are not exactly sure what does their numbering system means? Well you are here right.

What is a #3 sweep 3/8 fishtail gouge