Make turning a little easier and a lot more fun with Crowns exclusive Pro-PM Powder Metallurgy High Crown 242PM 1/2'' 13mm Bowl Gouge! This gouge is the ''elite’' of all turning gouges. Made from an advanced Powder Metal, the molten steel has been compressed and sintered giving this Pro-PM turning tool a cutting edge which lasts up to four/five times that of a conventional High Speed Steel tool. The chisel is hardened to between 66° and 68° Rockwell, enabling it to have a vastly superior wear resistance, excellent grindability, superior toughness, a high working hardness and a high retention of hardness. The ergonomically designed stained black ash handle makes the finished chisel unbeatable.