Post #185856 by SilverLine on Sat, Sep 10, 2005 6:18 PM

I'm bumping this ol' thread up because I found it helpful and figured others would, too.

I just bought a couple Henry Taylor gouges at Woodcrafter (30% off all Henry Taylors while supplies last - at least at MY Woodcrafter that's the case). I just bought two that I thought would be most helpful, knowing nothing more about them. Somebody in the store mentioned a book that detailed all the various styles of carving chisels and that the numbers (#4, etc) were standardized and not brand-specific. I didn't catch the name but figured I could find similar info online. So far, no luck.

Anybody know what they were talking about? I'd love to see a reference to chisel profiles and what they're meant for.

Thanks!