Woodcut solid shaft gouge etch to align square in your sharpening jig

Many customers asked us to assist them to achieve a more well balanced sharpen of their Woodcut solid shaft gouges. So we have added this etch, extending from the flute across to the solid shaft to ensure the gouge is set up square in the jig to achieve an evenly balanced sharpen.

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If you’re a lathe person shouldn’t free handing gouge sharpening be a natural thing?