Joshua Dinerstein
01-11-2010, 4:28 PM
So what kind of things have you guys found useful?
I got some shop time this last Saturday! So I turned two tool handles out of some very slightly spalted maple that I had laying around. Each tool handle is almost exactly 12" in length with a piece of copper water pipe as a ferrule.
Into each of these handles I have mounted a 3/8th inch thick 5" long HSS tool bit from use-enco. They look good, feel comfortable in the hand and should work great!
I got that done, I actually made three but was finishing the 3rd one when I realized it was too spalted. I realized it when about half of the back of the handle came off in one large chunk. That was not what I was hoping for but it was a learning experience to be sure.
Well I got to this point and then realized I was no longer sure what kind of tool to turn these 2 "blanks" into.
When I bought the steel over 2 years ago I was planning for things like:
1- A round skew.
2- A skewchigouge.
3- A detail gouge.
4- A bowl gouge.
I was going to try and cut/grind my own flutes etc...
In the intervening time I have purchased a PSI bowl gouge that I really like, though I want a Thompson 1/2" V gouge pretty badly. I have learned to use my skew chisels very nicely. Just this last week I purchased a Pro-PM detail gouge from CSUSA.
So I got ready to start shaping them and I realized that I was no longer entirely sure what I wanted to make out of them. I was at a good stopping point anyway so I just stopped there.
But now that I will have some more time soon I thought I would ask which kinds of tools you guys and gals have found the most useful. I also have some 1/4" and some 1/2" HSS tool blanks. I would like to try and make something useful so if you have a suggestion let me know!
Joshua
P.S. Sorry for no pics. My cell phone is a great camera to start with but it used to work. Today it crashes every time I try to grab an image. I will post some later.
I got some shop time this last Saturday! So I turned two tool handles out of some very slightly spalted maple that I had laying around. Each tool handle is almost exactly 12" in length with a piece of copper water pipe as a ferrule.
Into each of these handles I have mounted a 3/8th inch thick 5" long HSS tool bit from use-enco. They look good, feel comfortable in the hand and should work great!
I got that done, I actually made three but was finishing the 3rd one when I realized it was too spalted. I realized it when about half of the back of the handle came off in one large chunk. That was not what I was hoping for but it was a learning experience to be sure.
Well I got to this point and then realized I was no longer sure what kind of tool to turn these 2 "blanks" into.
When I bought the steel over 2 years ago I was planning for things like:
1- A round skew.
2- A skewchigouge.
3- A detail gouge.
4- A bowl gouge.
I was going to try and cut/grind my own flutes etc...
In the intervening time I have purchased a PSI bowl gouge that I really like, though I want a Thompson 1/2" V gouge pretty badly. I have learned to use my skew chisels very nicely. Just this last week I purchased a Pro-PM detail gouge from CSUSA.
So I got ready to start shaping them and I realized that I was no longer entirely sure what I wanted to make out of them. I was at a good stopping point anyway so I just stopped there.
But now that I will have some more time soon I thought I would ask which kinds of tools you guys and gals have found the most useful. I also have some 1/4" and some 1/2" HSS tool blanks. I would like to try and make something useful so if you have a suggestion let me know!
Joshua
P.S. Sorry for no pics. My cell phone is a great camera to start with but it used to work. Today it crashes every time I try to grab an image. I will post some later.