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Jack Mincey
05-23-2008, 10:07 AM
Here is a HF I just finished. It is from a neighbors maple tree that fell down a few years back. 6" Dia. by 4" High. It is 1/8" to 3/16" thick thru out the form. Turned with my home made hollowing tools.
Jack
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Bernie Weishapl
05-23-2008, 11:32 AM
That is a beauty Jack. Really nice wood. Form and finish look great.
Steve Schlumpf
05-23-2008, 11:43 AM
Nice work Jack! Beautiful wood, great form and a good looking finish - couldn't ask for anything more than that!
curtis rosche
05-23-2008, 1:48 PM
nice work, can we see your tools?
Jack Mincey
05-23-2008, 2:27 PM
Thanks for the compliments everyone. Curtis here are a few pics. of my home made tools. The small scraper has a sorby cutter I bought and made the shaft to mount it on. I used 1/2" steel rod and have been using the oneway coring handle until I get one made for it. If you look close I mount the cutting surface against the steel rod side. By doing this the cutting surface stays at or below the mid section of the tool which makes it easier to control. The large scrapper I made by grinding an old molding cutter insert, from a table saw molding head to the shape I wanted. It took a while, but works great. I call it Big Bertha. It is mounted on a 3/4" rod with an 3/8" bolt. The middle tool is made using a $.70 metal lathe cutter mounted in the end of a 5/8" steel rod using a set screw. It is the tool I use to remove the bulk of the wood. I then use the scrapers to smooth up the end side and reach to spots that the middle tool couldn't reach. I hope to make a hook tool someday when I have time. Funny story. When a friend and I where shaping the end of a few rods like the middle tool we where using a side grinder while it turned on the lathe. The arc of sparks got onto a bag of steel wool and caught it on fire. Two pieces of the stuff burned before I could carry it to the sink and drop it in. So make sure to clean any flamable stuff up before grinding on anything.
Jack
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