Back from Iraq and digging out the garage

[dave barnhart]

Hi, and thanks for all the support. My gavels did turn out well. Unfortunately my wife found a great storage facility adjoining the house, while I was gone for the year. Now I am digging out my tools and space to use them.

But my uncle has a new toy. It is a computerized cutting table that can use a router or plasma torch. It just so happens that he has some High Speed Steel, and I made a couple of lathe knives for hollowing out bowls. (See pict.) I hope to get to use these soon, and I would like to see some designs that other turners are interested in.

My designs were meant to be able to form the bottom edge of the bowl/vessel and the lip as well. Thickness of the steel is 4mm.

[curtis rosche]

its great to have you back, hope to see some stuff from ya

[Tyler Howell]

Welcome Home Dave,
Thank you!

[Tony De Masi]

Welcome home Dave. And THANK YOU.

Tony

[Steve Schlumpf]

Dave - glad you made it home safe! Thank you for your service! Looking forward to seeing some new turning from you real soon!

[robert hainstock]

Those look to be useful tools. Is the round tipped one a carbide cutter? Those work realy nice I'm told. Make happpy chips, and am looking forward of pix of new projects. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
Bob

[steven carter]

Dave,

As a Vietnam era veteran, I wanted to say thank you for your service to our country! It is impossible for you to know how much it means to me that as a country during this war we did not turn our backs on the men and women doing their duty! On a lighter note, I hope the new tools work as intended, and I look forward to seeing the results.

Steve

[Greg Heppeard]

Welcome Home Dave.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Welcome back Dave! Thanks for your service! Now get to the lathe and start turning!:D

[Jim Becker]

Welcome back, Dave! I bet that digging out the garage/shop is still nice compared to digging in in the sand... ;) Thanks for your service!

On those tools, 4mm is somewhat lightweight. Consider these as "refining" and "finishing" tools. For heavier cuts, you'll want them 3/8" or thicker unless you're creating very small pieces.

[Bob Hallowell]

Welcome back, Thanks

Nice looking scrapers Be waiting to see what you make with them.

Bob

[Bernie Weishapl]

Welcome home Dave. Thank you for your service.

[Mark Springer]

Welcome home and thank you so very much.

[John Strait]

Dave,
Welcome home, my family and I thank you for your service. I am glad you are now home with your family.

John

[jeremy levine]

Welcome home and thanks. Stay safe :)

[Tamara Brown]

Welcome back, I hope you can get toyour tools soon! And like everyone else.. Thank you for your service to this country!

[TYLER WOOD]

Welcome home. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for serving. It's a blessing to our country to have people like you willing to serve. I hope your recovery goes well (I know you get addicted to the sand and such!!!:D)

Good luck on uncovering all your toys, I meant tools.

Nice looking tools there. Send them to me and I'll let you know how well they work!

[michael gallagher]

Welcome home, and thank you for your service!

[Marc Tuunanen]

Thanks for being there for us! Welcome home Safe!

Marc

USAF/DAV 82-Y2K

[David Drickhamer]

As a 14 year vet myself, welcome back and THANK YOU.
Happy turning.
Dave

[CW McClellan]

Welcome Home Dave
Thanks from the South:)

[Richard Venturelli]

Just want to say thanks! You guys are the best of what this country is about. Now kick back take it easy and get your hands busy turning.

Thanks again,

[Allen Neighbors]

Welcome home, Dave. Thank you, from me and Her Majesty! God bless you. I spent two years in RVN. We had one Grandson get back safe from Iraq just a few months back, and another one is still over there.
Dave, don't dwell on the things you've seen, or the things you've done. War is a necessary hell, but don't let it get you down any more than it already has. Get into that toy box, and turn like crazy! And don't forget to take pictures. God bless you.
PS: The look like really good finishing tools, to me. Thicker is better, for a deeper reach. :D

[Richard Madison]

Welcome home Dave, and thank you for your service.

[dave barnhart]

I was thinking the same thing (not very thick). But the steel is free! He lives not to far from wood mills and we cut up a 36" dia circular saw blade to make these tools. I'm not looking to do any deep turning with these. But, rather, I was looking at making the finishing scraping easier at the bottom.

[Jason Roehl]

Welcome back and thanks for your service, Dave!

[Paul Engle]

Dave ,
Welcome home dude. As a combat vet , don't be ashamed of ducking when something pops ...... 37 yrs later I still duck..... ;) and sometimes ....... I scare the daylights out of my self.
Thank you and ...... Well Done Dave

[Barry Elder]

Welcome Home, Dave! It's the sacrifices of guys like you and your buddies that make this country a heck of a lot better than whatever is second best.

[Gerald Shultz]

Welcome home Dave. Thank you for your service. Glad you are safe.
Jerry

[George Morris]

Welcome home and thanks! Happy turnings!! George