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# The tool rest should be placed as close to the stock as possible where the stock can still spin freely without hitting the tool rest.[[File:...woodLathe3.png|none|thumb]]
 
# The tool rest should be placed as close to the stock as possible where the stock can still spin freely without hitting the tool rest.[[File:...woodLathe3.png|none|thumb]]
 
# Start the spindle at about 750 rpm.
 
# Start the spindle at about 750 rpm.
# Use the gouge to slowly begin chipping away the wood. Make sure the chisel to pressed firmly into the tool rest and you are holding the bottom of the handle tight into your core.
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# Use the gouge to slowly begin chipping away the wood. Make sure the chisel is pressed firmly onto the tool rest and you are holding the bottom of the handle tight into your core.
 
# Slowly push the chisel up until it begins chipping at the wood.
 
# Slowly push the chisel up until it begins chipping at the wood.
 
# Start with the high parts of the piece or towards the middle if it’s all even, and move the chisel towards the end, chipping away little bits of wood at a time.
 
# Start with the high parts of the piece or towards the middle if it’s all even, and move the chisel towards the end, chipping away little bits of wood at a time.
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