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Re: Ross Gouge-Flatness/Spread Tone

Author: jhoyla
Date: 2015-06-25 14:02

I've always wondered about double-radius gouging. Is there not an inherent problem?

Cane is hardest at the bark, softest closer to the hollow center. From a scraping perspective the cane gets softer, less rigid/more flexible the deeper you scrape. We always aim to get the extreme tip to be even thickness and extremely thin - thinner than paper.

I would imagine that (paradoxically) using a double-radius gouger would mean that the very middle of the extreme tip would be weaker, not stronger.

Thoughts?

J.

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