51/201

A gouge has a concave blade and is used with a lathe to make grooves and holes when turning wood. This gouge was used for scooping out cups, waists and circles of chair legs, and is known as a long, strong, turning gouge. The words 'Thos. ----- Cast Steel' are imprinted near the handle but the surname being illegible. It belonged to the uncle or father of Samuel Rockall, who came from a family of Chilterns chair bodgers in Turville Heath, Buckinghamshire.

1 turning gouge: wood and metal [steel]; fair condition: handle cracked

MERL 'Catalogue index' card – 'This gouge belonged to the uncle or father of Mr. Samuel Rockall, a chair bodger of Turville Heath (Bucks). It was used for scooping out cups, waists and circles of chair legs, and is known as a long, strong, turning gouge. It has a narrow blade measuring only .3 inches across. The words Thos. ----- Cast Steel are imprinted near the handle, the surname being illegible. The blade is driven into the handle. The blade is 5.5 inches and the handle 4.5 inches in length. See also 51/111M.', MERL list / description [Massingham Collection, October 1989] – 'ACC. NO.: 51/201 // NAME: LATHE TOOL // NEG NO.: 35/1880 // STORAGE: '

1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31

Nineteenth century

Lathe tool, Gouge

Wood, Metal, steel

Rockall, Samuel (Agent)