got a new toy

[Old Gobbler]

Got tired of the pos gouge I had and broke down and picked up this 3/4 Sorby gouge , it is Titanium plated HSS and boy does it cut ebony Like butta'  - and holds a edge

[stone road turkey calls]

very nice, enjoy.

[pappy]

now all you have to do is sell three calls to pay for it...LOL

[selinoid44]

Very nice! I've been thinking about getting a new gouge and a new parting tool. Was thinking about the Pinnacle cryogenic. That Sorby looks awesome though. What was the determining factor for you on brand?

[Old Gobbler]

It wasnt too rough on the wallet $69 on Amazon - I will likely get a sorby parter soon, I need a good one - I bought a sorby before, HSS , and it cuts so crisp , and rarely needs sharpening - check out Amazon guys - free shipping sometimes - they had plenty there and when I noticed the titanium gold plating , I put in the cart

The junky ones I had constantly need sharpening , when your cutting intricate pins for push pin calls , a dull tool will cause rougher surfaces , and that will require me to spend even more time processing it to get it mirror smooth - a must have for push pns

I could get back into making pot calls again , with this tool , its so easy to cut with

[Lonehowl]

Sweet! Can I borrow it? lol, that is a awsome looking cuttin' tool right there.
Mark

[pappy]

I have to add something here, HSS chisels will leave a better finish because of it grain structure,on the item you're turning then say carbide or any other alloyed material will, because of their makeup. Tungsten Carbide has a rougher grain structure then HSS because of its makeup, it is not a true metal at all but, 50% tungsten - 50% carbide with a cobalt filler, the grain inside the structure is much larger leaving bigger gaps between the actual "metal" and filler, this means you can only sharpen it to the size of the structural grain, HSS is made up of much smaller grain structure, means less gap, means finer sharpened edges. Even though it may need to be sharpened more often, the edge is where you prosper, because of the end result in turning smaller items or items with small diameters. Now when you coat the HSS with Titanium steel it actually increase the sharpening edge because it is a cooked layer of super hard (90 on the Rockwell gauge) to the HSS giving it the ability to remain sharper longer and not losing any of its ability to do detail work. Working with exotics, is one thing that Carbide is good with, where you have to remove an excessive amount, but when it comes to detail work head to HSS or Titanium coated HSS.

[Steve]

Interesting Pappy...I never knew. I'm going to be in the market for some new tools again soon, mine are mostly becoming nubs after years of sharpening. Of course it doesn't help when I don't sharpen them properly, I just wing it. It works for me but it really shaves off the life of the tools I'm using.

That's a mighty fine gouge there Shannon...that thing is huge compared to what I'm used to working with. I do like Sorby's stuff though.

Steve