John Sincerbeaux
09-10-2015, 12:06 PM
I got into wood turning a little over a year ago for one reason, to turn large Hollow Forms.
I have been woodworking most of my life and have been selling boxes in galleries for over ten years. But while in a gallery in Sante Fe about two years ago, I saw a couple of incredible, large hollow forms from an artist, Robert Cherry (I never could find his contact). I was so impressed with this form of woodworking that I knew I wanted to learn to make HF's.
Luckily, I met a few guys in my area that did large HF's and sort of took me under their wing.
I won't go into how I came to choosing the tools or methods I now use. But, I will say that when I buy things, I try to buy the best quality I can afford and the most optimal equipment for the job.
So here is what i have found to best suit my needs:
VB 36 full bed lathe. My lathe was the first lathe to be produced in Germany by Steinert, the new owner of the VB. Steinert has been making very high quality lathes for over a hundred years. I had them paint my lathe in "Steinert" blue and yellow opposed to green. My understanding is all the future VB's will be painted (powder coated) this way.
Trent Bosch stabilizer bored to accept 1" bar.
Custom stainless steel double 1" boring bar.
Custom stainless trap using 1" bars
Custom stainless tool support that holds 40mm tooling.
Custom stainless mount for top of the VB vertical bed support. This gives the lathe a huge degree of utility for hollowing
"Sky Hook" hoist with custom base to be used with custom tool support.
Rolly monro cutter. I rough turn without the shield.
Steve Sinner laser which I just replaced with Trent Bosch Visualizer.
Glaser Hitech 3/4, 5/8, 1/2, 1/4 bowl gouges
TOS super precision 125 mm chuck. Vicmarc jaws.
Stubby 2" drive center.
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I have been woodworking most of my life and have been selling boxes in galleries for over ten years. But while in a gallery in Sante Fe about two years ago, I saw a couple of incredible, large hollow forms from an artist, Robert Cherry (I never could find his contact). I was so impressed with this form of woodworking that I knew I wanted to learn to make HF's.
Luckily, I met a few guys in my area that did large HF's and sort of took me under their wing.
I won't go into how I came to choosing the tools or methods I now use. But, I will say that when I buy things, I try to buy the best quality I can afford and the most optimal equipment for the job.
So here is what i have found to best suit my needs:
VB 36 full bed lathe. My lathe was the first lathe to be produced in Germany by Steinert, the new owner of the VB. Steinert has been making very high quality lathes for over a hundred years. I had them paint my lathe in "Steinert" blue and yellow opposed to green. My understanding is all the future VB's will be painted (powder coated) this way.
Trent Bosch stabilizer bored to accept 1" bar.
Custom stainless steel double 1" boring bar.
Custom stainless trap using 1" bars
Custom stainless tool support that holds 40mm tooling.
Custom stainless mount for top of the VB vertical bed support. This gives the lathe a huge degree of utility for hollowing
"Sky Hook" hoist with custom base to be used with custom tool support.
Rolly monro cutter. I rough turn without the shield.
Steve Sinner laser which I just replaced with Trent Bosch Visualizer.
Glaser Hitech 3/4, 5/8, 1/2, 1/4 bowl gouges
TOS super precision 125 mm chuck. Vicmarc jaws.
Stubby 2" drive center.
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