Definition

• Gouge.  (1) A sculpture tool used to scoop out unwanted matrix during carving. Engravers use it to remove a gross amount of dead metal or background cutaway with each bite.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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