ArbortechBall Gouge | Ø 30 mm Spherical Shaped Wood Gouge Power Carving Attachment for Angle Grinder | BAL.FG.2000

This tool can make a bunch of wood chips in a hurry. I have used it to make wooden spoon and my first stab at a wood bowl. I used my battery powered angle grinder with the auxiliary handle and was able to control the gouge to make real smooth passes . On the bowl, I made intentional gouge marks both inside and out and am pleased with the results. I just wish I had found this tool years ago.

I bought this gouge to help in the wooden spoon making process and WOW! This thing was out of the box and throwing wood shavings within minutes. Definitely makes the process much easier than a knife. Now, I feel it's a little on the expensive side, but when you have a one of a kind quality product, I guess you can do that. They claim that it doesn't grab, but I did have some slight tugs while carving some curly maple. It could have been the wood, but honestly, it wasn't bad enough to cause me to lose control of what I was doing. Fantastic product!

It’s sharp. If it gets dull, you can rotate the cutter to reveal a sharp edge again. Reasonably easy to control. A short learning curve. Practice on a piece of scrap wood. Pricier than the copies, but worth it.

This tool does a great job of dishing out a spoon or bowl. Once you get the hang of the direction it wants to cut it is easily controlled.

This thing is getting busy on a live oak bowl I’m making. Fit right on my Dewalt grinder and got to work. Nice add to the toolbox.

I do a bit of carving (spoons). At 82, I also deal with a bit of arthritis in my fingers. I spotted this marvelous "ball gouge" on Amazon. Looked interesting so I bought it, attached it to my cut off saw (11,000 rpm) and played with it and voila, made a spoon well with it (no hand gouge here!) I plan on some bowl work next.It is well made, but a bit pricey.

I'm using it to make spoons. It saves a lot of time and has stayed sharp. I'm using it on glued together hard wood witch is dry so I have to go slow and hold very tight to keep it from chattering.

It's a lot smaller than it looks in the picture