Maple HF w/ Finial

Pretty nice! Great choice of wood.

I’d like to hear more about that laser thing.

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The maple that you chose for this project has some really nice character. I agree with Gary about the hollowing tool. As a tool junkie this does sound interesting.

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Gorgeous hollow form turning. I also would like to hear more about the laser guided tool.

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Nice job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Beutiful yes …please tell us more about the Laser tool
and I just finished that book ….”Playing for Pizza” it was cute …

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Thanks for the great comments. There are a lot of companies that make these tools, so I cannot take credit for the design, but I didn’t want to pay for one and I had all of the materials available to me, so I just made it.
My tool is based on this picture.. The laser pointer came from office max and I use a thumb screw to turn it on and off. The laser points down on the outside of the piece, thus allowing you to see where the cutter is inside the piece. If you want the wall thickness to be 1/8”, then you turn the laser on, set it 1/8” away from the tip of the cutter….I take a business card that has 1/8”, 1/4” and 1/2” marks on it and gauge off of that. Then you tighten the laser arm down and start cutting. Once the laser disappears from the outside of the wood, then you know the wall is 1/8” thick. I will take some pictures tonight and post them tomorrow.

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Beuatiful piece!

How long do you have to rub it before the genie appears? :-)

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That’s pretty smart. cool turning, nice wood

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Excellent craftsmanship. I really like the piece.

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Great choice of wood.Excellent craftsmanship

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