#5-20mm Wood Carving Gouge - Wide Medium Curve for Fast Stock Removal | Schaaf Tools
Professional 20mm sweep #5 gouge with moderate curve. Wide cutting edge removes wood quickly while maintaining control. Perfect for roughing out large areas and shaping broad curved surfaces. The Schaaf Tools 20mm Sweep #5 Gouge takes the versatility of the #5 sweep and scales it up for efficient work on larger carvings. At 20mm (approximately 3/4") wide, this gouge removes waste wood rapidly while still providing the control and clean cuts that the #5 sweep is famous for. This wider gouge is your power tool for the early stages of carving. Whether you're removing background material in a large relief panel, roughing out the basic form of a sculpture, or smoothing broad curved surfaces, the 20mm width lets you cover significant area with each pass. The moderate #5 sweep prevents the aggressive dig-in of deeper gouges while still removing substantial wood with each cut. Made from alloy chromium-vanadium steel hardened to Rockwell C60, this professional-grade gouge is built to withstand