Roughing down consists of the initial turning down of a work piece to a perfect cylinder. This leaves the work piece fully round ready for shaping |  |
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We use the Roughing Gouge to complete this procedure in which we move the gouge slowly across the work piece taking small cuts each time.
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The gouge only cuts the uneven edges of the work piece to begin with. Thus care should be taken not to move the gouge into the work piece to quickly. |  |
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Below we have a simple video on roughing down a spindle:
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