Gouges

"A gouge is a special form of chisel in which the edge is curved to such a degree that the bevel is hollow or grooved." (Terminology Conference.) No implements in the Bishop Museum collection comply with the above definition. The adzes of Type V have curved edges and may have discharged some of the functions of a gouge. One figured (fig. 192) had a concave bevel. The triangular adzes of Type VII have also a tendency to a curved edge. The triangular chisel in figure 215 has a curved edge. The long chipped implement (fig. 213) also has a curved edge and as it affords a good hand grip, it may have been used with a planing action.