Safety: Don’t Use Spindle Gouge on Bowl Projects
As this photo clearly shows, the lateral stress applied to the shank of the tool can exceed the strength at the weak spot where the gouge is ground and shaped to form the handle tang.
It doesn’t take much imagination to picture the tool part flying back at the operator’s head and chest area, risking serious bodily injury.
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