Rosettes are made in many designs. They are usually held on a screw chuck while being turned. Fig. 124 illustrates the blank in place, and the turning gouge cutting the outer edge. If the blanks have been carefully sawed to shape on a band saw, the outer edge will not require much turning. If they have been cut to shape by simply sawing the corners off

Fig. 123. Rosette.

with a hand saw or a back saw, as in Fig. 259, there will be danger of breaking the gouge, if the piece is of hard wood, unless you work very carefully. If the edge is very rough or the wood very hard, hold the gouge nearer on a level so that it will not cut too deeply.

Fig. 124. Turning Edge of Rosette.

Turn from each edge towards the center, rolling the gouge, as shown in Figs. 124 and 125.

Whether the face surface of the rosette should be turned with

Fig. 126. Turning Face of Rosette.

should use a roughing gouge for the general outline, and then shape the parts with the turning gouge, finishing with the round end scraping tool and firmer chisel. Fig. 271 shows how the roughing gouge is held.

Fig. 125. Turning Edge of Rosette.

the roughing gouge or a turning gouge will depend upon the pattern. For this design you

Fig. 127. Scraping with Chisel.

Fig. 126 shows how the turning gouge is held to make it cut instead of scrape. Before attempting to use the turning gouge in this manner, refer to Figs. 231, 232, and 233.

Scraping tools must be used to finish the surfaces, both at the edge and on the face.

Figs. 127 and 128 show how these tools are held. Figs. 102, 171, and 211 show other positions of scraping tools in use.

Fig. 128. Scraping with Round Nosed Tool.