US Patent Issued to Ashely Harwood on Nov. 25 for "Woodturning gouge for the fabrication of bowls" (South Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,479,122, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Ashely Harwood LLC (Charleston, S.C.).

"Woodturning gouge for the fabrication of bowls" was invented by Ashley Harwood (Charleston, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention surrounds a gouge for use in woodturning, particularly in the fabrication of wood bowls, wherein the gouge is configured to provide longer reach with decreased deflection. The decreased deflection allows safer and more efficient woodturning process, resulting in better quality woodturning products. The gouge includes an inner cutting profile which is offset upward from the center of the outer profile, thus p...