Patrick Taylor
08-14-2007, 1:20 PM
I finally stopped turning pens long enough to finish my first HF! It's a shallow & wide cherry vase that came out looking pretty good. No photos yet because the oil is drying before I buff it. I will post photos as soon as the finish is complete, I promise.
Since I'm not posting photos yet, the real reason for this post is to give kudos to Randy for making such excellent tools. I used my new monster system to do this piece, and it was a real pleasure. (even more so after I realized I should be using the stabilizing bar! :o) For anyone interested in getting started hollowing by hand, and/or planning to eventually upgrade to a captive system, I highly recommend the Monster tools. I have the "set II" and it has everything I need to make hollowing easy.
Ok, I do have one question... it seems that the humidity in my garage shop has caused the beginnings of a very slight corrosion on the scraper blade and swan neck. As a result, the attachment screw is stuck. I tried WD-40 saturation, but still no luck getting the screw out. Any suggestions?
Since I'm not posting photos yet, the real reason for this post is to give kudos to Randy for making such excellent tools. I used my new monster system to do this piece, and it was a real pleasure. (even more so after I realized I should be using the stabilizing bar! :o) For anyone interested in getting started hollowing by hand, and/or planning to eventually upgrade to a captive system, I highly recommend the Monster tools. I have the "set II" and it has everything I need to make hollowing easy.
Ok, I do have one question... it seems that the humidity in my garage shop has caused the beginnings of a very slight corrosion on the scraper blade and swan neck. As a result, the attachment screw is stuck. I tried WD-40 saturation, but still no luck getting the screw out. Any suggestions?