Understanding the Bottom Feeder Bowl Gouge with Sam Angelo

Sam looks at the "Bottom Feeder" bowl gouge in more detail. He shows sharpening and the proper grind for this tool. With some nice close up shots he shows that the bottom feeder is the right tool for maintaining bevel contact when turning a deeper bowl.

Links to more videos below showing bowl gouge grinds and shapring in more detail.
Sharpening a Bowl Gouge with a traditional Grind:
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Video Contents....for Understanding the Bottom feeder

00:00 Introduction to the Bottom Feeder
00:48 Sharpening the Bottom Feeder
03:07 Comparing the bottom feeder with the swept-back grind
05:47 Cutting on the Bottom of a large platter
10:44 How the 60º bevel angle works
14:04 Cutting the bottom of a deeper bowl
18:53 Using the Bottom feeder on the outside of a bowl

Also-look at....Identifying Bowl Gouge Grinds with Sam Angelo
"https://www.youtube.com/embed/RkRJ1qY..."

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