Wood Turners Glossary
The tough outer covering of the woody stems and roots of trees, shrubs, and other woody plants. It includes all tissues outside the vascular cambium.
The bedan is a traditional spindle-turning tool that cuts convex shapes quickly and is capable of leaving a surface so smooth it needs only minimal sanding.
This gouge sports a blunt grind profile. It excels at handling end-grain fiber, and other difficult grains. This is used on the interior bottom of a bowl to provide a smooth finish.
Box Scraper: used in hollowing functions, but primarily in box making. Box scrapers have a tapered cutting edge with a 70° - 85° bevel ground on the left side along with a front ground bevel of the same angle. The [cutting] bevel on the front allows for clean plunge cuts into the box with simultaneous cutting from the left cutting bevel. It also allows for quick cleanup of the vessel bottom. As with all HSS scrapers, the contact cutting point is at or just below center (<=1/8") with the tool handle elevated higher than the cutting edge(s). This is achieved by raising the tool rest to the point it allows for the scraper cutting end edge to be at center/just below (see above). Never cut on center with [any] scraper as a violent catch will happen.