Ashley Isles Gouges...

I think they realize that hobby turners outnumber professionals.

Sort of like the "extras" involved in packing up a bunch of chunks of steel into a box, it's euphony, pleasant sounds designed to cover the lack of significance.

Hello Owen,

I believe that "for the occasional turner" is ment to imply that it is a very good production tool, even if you are only a hobby turner. I agree with them that it is an excellent spindle tool. Not a bowl gouge mind you, but a spindle gouge. I have one that my wife quickly acquired for her tool kit. She allows me to borrow it occasionally, guess that makes me an occasional turner. If you are turning lots of spindles this is an excellent tool that will do the work of most spindle tools. It is too big to turn small coves however.

Fred Holder

My take on it is that they mean this as a tool for someone who turns occasionally in a production environment, i.e. a production woodworker who occasionally needs to turn items, but doesn't want or need to amass the bewildering array of tools we woodturners do, but would rather have just one or two that will cover most of his needs. TBH it looks a bit like the kind of gouge whatsisname on the New Yankee Workshop uses for absolutely *everything* he turns.

Have you noticed that advertising hype is sometimes murky and meaningless if you really pay attention to what is said? I think that may be the case here.