432 days ago
by Ryan Haasen |
4 comments »
So fo the past while I have been sanding the body to shape. I was also doing anything I could to avoid facing the challenge of cutting the body apart. I was afraid of doing so because it is not a cheap chunk of wood, and also all the effort put into getting the shape correct shape made it more special. Then one day I decided it had to be done and I did it. And that new bandsaw got quite the workout. It did go better then I expected with the minor flaw here and there. after the walls were ...
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533 days ago
by Rockydog |
7 comments »
Hey, I am a complete newbie to all the wood turning buisness but my dad has just got hooked on it as a hobbie. My dad has a lot of the tools nessasary but is missing a tool that he has wanted for a while. The tool has something to do with hollowing out a peice of wood to make a nice vace or anything with a hollowed out center. If someone could please give me any information or a link on such a tool or where to buy one that would be really helpful.
Thanks!Rockydog
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545 days ago
by Brian Havens |
15 comments »
I managed to squeeze in a workshop update before the Thanksgiving holiday.
Happy Thanksgiving, and enjoy!
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563 days ago
by Big Ben |
3 comments »
In researching making my own hollowing tools I have come into one main problem. I am a wood worker and don’t have metal working tools (and no intention to). I have received a good amount feedback concerning the amount of heat I will need to get the rod in a malleable state. This is one my concerns, the other is drilling into the end of the rod.Today I went by several machine shops to see what the cost for bending and drilling the rods. I would tap the rods myself. None of them provide the ...
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716 days ago
by swirlsandburls |
4 comments »
I am working on a commission project that required me to make a rather large hollow cylinder. It needed to be 9” in diameter with a 1/2” wall thickness, and about 11 inches long. The client wanted to use Jatoba, which I could only get in lumber, so I glued up an octagon to work from.
That part as well as cutting the OD was simple, but hollowing out the interior was a challenge.
I decided to set up my Jamieson deep hollowing rig, and then realized that I could also set ...
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796 days ago
by JamesVavra |
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In anticipation of Trifern's upcoming class on hollow forms, I ordered the 1/2” hollowing set from John Jordan yesterday morning at 9:41 AM. About 15 minutes ago, the mailman dropped it at my front door – that’s a 25 hour turn around folks.
That’s the straight and curved tool, a spare set of cutters, the 18” handle, and the sharpening jig.
James
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1365 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
10 comments »
Well, I tried out the tools I got from mom for my birthday recently. Of note:
1) My 1/2” Sorby Spindlemaster was not a good indicator of how the 3/4” and 1” behave. I’ve been using the 1/2” however I liked, never reading up on how to use it, nor watching any videos. I recently watched one and thought “Huh, I’ve been using it entirely wrong.” I’ve been holding it flat, and using a combination of things with both hands and the tool rest t...
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