hollowing end grain

1/15/04, 8:43 PM #1

Andy in Raleigh
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hollowing end grain

Andy in Raleigh

>I am concentrating on spindle turning for a while, and after progressing through various projects I am now looking at a few that require hollowing. Do I need a dedicated hollowing tool or is it something that can be accomplished with other tools? Can I cut and grind one of my carbon steel chisels into a shape and profile that would be effective?

-Andy

Re: hollowing end grain

1/15/04, 10:08 PM #2

Richard Allen
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Re: hollowing end grain

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>I saw a demo by Dale Nish, in St. Paul a few years back when the AAW Symposium was there, on hollowing and he used many different tools to hollow. A bowl gouge, spindle gouge, even a skew. He used all the tools as scrapers. His point was that hollowing can be done in a lot of different ways. Dale also pointed out that his son would be glad to sell you a hollowing system down at the trade show.

I have also seen Alan Lacer do a demo at our woodturning club where he made a hook tool for endgrain hollowing.

Good luck

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I have been turning wood for about 12 years now. I consume about 20 hours a week in front of the lathe making primarly bowls and platters. I keep thinking about making other "stuff" on the lathe, and ocasionaly I even get beyond the thinking part. But I take the most pleasure in bowls and platters. I have most every tool availble for the lathe but I am always looking for a new tool. More than looking for a new tool I am looking for a new hunk of wood. While a corner woodworker (sometimes called flat woodworker) can never have enough clamps, I find most woodturners can never have enough turning stock. The woodturning club I belong to has a Christmas party each year and part of that party is a "grab bag". We bring in a turning, that is judged by the people who come to the party. The people who make the top three turnings get prizes (like sandpaper or a tool). The real prize though is the exchange of turnings that comes from this colection of turnings. Some of my most cherished turned objects are the ones I have recieved from these grab bags.

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1/16/04, 1:38 AM #3

Andy in Raleigh
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Andy in Raleigh

>I saw a demo where the presenter used a skew to hollow a bird house that was a spindle turning. I wasn't sure whether it was an advanced technique beyond what I can do or not.

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