| Review by jockmike2 | posted 51 days ago | 416 views | 0 times favorited | 11 comments |  |
- King Arthur Tools Lancelot,Squire
- Brand: King Arthur Tools | Category: Chisels and Carving Tools
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This tool along with or by itself, the Squire fits on any 4 or 4 1/2 inch handgrinder and what it is is basically a miny chainsaw. I’ve owned one for 4 years or more and would’nt know what I’d do without it. I’ve used it on wood on the lathe to hog out wood, to hog out seats when making chairs, anytime you need to get rid of a lot of wood without using a saw or rasp or chisel. You can rake it along the wood and it’s like taking a chainsaw and raking it along a plank, it removes wood fairly smootly and fast. It also cuts wood, for a carver this should be invaluable. The Lancelot is slightly larger than the Squire, but they can be mounted in tandem, and you can get twice the cutting power. I did find one at Harbor Freight a while back so I bought it for a spare. They run about 30 to 40 bucks but to me they’re worth every penny. I’ve bought cheap grinders there (HF) too, for about 20 dollars. So you can’t beat the use of they combination. Woodcraft sells these also.
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Karson
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posted 51 days ago
Mike Great review. I’ve seen them many time and knew what they did. But I guess I never appreciated the usefullness.
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 51 days ago
Thanks for the review Mike!!
I’ve owned one of these for at least 20 years, or more, & I can vouch for it.
I’ve used it to rough out a lot of my 3D carvings, such as the Old Norse Mariner.
I like using this better than a chainsaw, & I think it’s safer too, although, you still have to be very careful.
They now make a smaller diameter size,a bout 2” I think.
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trifern
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posted 51 days ago
Thanks for the great review, Mike.
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CedarFreakCarl
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posted 50 days ago
Cool review Mike!
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Zuki
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posted 50 days ago
Would you happen to have a video of it in action?
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jockmike2
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posted 50 days ago
No I don’t and if I did it would be as useless as me sending u a fart. Meaning I don’t have the skills yet to make a podcast or video or something useful like that. Sorry Zuki. Maybe Dick could do that for us. How about it Dick?
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 49 days ago
Here’s one video on making a Didgeridoo, this is the first in a series.
You’ll notice its pretty aggressive.
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Zuki
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posted 49 days ago
wow . . . that does hog out the wood. tks Dick.
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jockmike2
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posted 49 days ago
Thanks a lot Dick, that’s a lot better than me trying to tell you how it works. Thanks everyone. mike
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motthunter
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posted 47 days ago
how often do you have to sharpen it? I use a Kutzall one and love it.
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jockmike2
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posted 47 days ago
Not to often if you don’t hit the ground or hit a nail or something like that. I’ve never bought a new chain for either of mine and like I said I’ve had them quit a while. I have’nt even had to sharpen mine too often.
-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com