I made some boxes yesterday and tried gouging out the end grain with the back cut at right of center popularized by Stubbs, Raffin, White and others. It's a swanky cut and fun to make, but it didn't really speed up my making a box. Of course, I'm not in their class, but in my hands the cut doesn't allow hollowing as deep and seemed less controllable than my usual method.
For rapid and deep hollowing out the entire base, I usually 'drill' the gouge a little way straight into the center, then sweep out to 10 o'clock (Eastern daylight saving time), then draw out to the brim, all with a continuous motion, flute leading the way. Maybe you could call it a 'front cut'. Isn't it pretty much the same gouging out cut, only done toward 10 o'clock, cutting on the gouge's lower wing instead of right of center toward 2 o'clock, cutting on the upper wing?
Perhaps the 'front cut' works better for me owing to the wood's leading edge coming downward toward the toolrest, making for a more stable fulcrum. A pin in the rest and a convex bevel might help.
Are my thoughts much ado about nothing, perhaps confused or just plain wrong? Or.... something for newbies to consider? Arch
Fortiter,