turning chisel

noun

1. a chisel used for shaping work on a lathe.

Word History and Origins

Origin of turning chisel¹

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

Armed with a turning chisel called a bowl gouge and dressed in a green Big Bud Press jumpsuit, Jackson proceeds to mold a rough-hewn piece of black walnut similar to a potter forming a vessel on a potter’s wheel.

From Los Angeles Times

Armed with a turning chisel called a bowl gouge and dressed in a green Big Bud Press jumpsuit, Jackson proceeds to mold the rough-hewn piece of black walnut similar to a potter forming a vessel on a potter’s wheel.

From Los Angeles Times