McNaughton Lg. Set ?

Re: Not sure there is a minimun.

Al Crandall

>I have the large set, and I think I could make a cone shaped core about 2" dia and 1' deep with it. Not a shape that I would want to take any farther, but it could be done. The McNauton is very versatile when it comes to diameter and shape. The main problem is determining the depth of the core before you start making shavings. The diameters will be a lot easier.

I like the straight tool for parting cuts. I needed to part off a chunk recently because of a hidden nail imbedded in the blank. I easily made a cut 5" deep with the gated tool and the "pucker factor" was nil.

Re: Not sure there is a minimun.

George Van

>Thanks for the quick response Al,

Is there in your opinion any reason to buy the medium blade set at the same time as the large set?

George

Re: Not sure there is a minimun.

Donna Banfield

>I have both knife sets, and IIRC, I got a deal pricewise when buying both sets at the same time. Purchased from a Woodcraft store.

When I use them, I can cut a small bowl a couple of inches across, which is the smallest I've ever really tried.

The last wood I used it on was some apple - all turned green to finish and allowed to warp as they dried. No cracks, oil finish. The tiny bowl I titled my "apple core" :-). And if I could figure out the sizing issues (like some other members have posted), I would post photos

:-(

Re: Not sure there is a minimun.

George Van

>Hi Donna,

What is IIRC? I am glad you are happy with the corer.

George

Re: Not sure there is a minimun.

Dave Peebles Lyons, Ohio!

>Hello George,

I believe that means.... If I recall correctly.

Dave

Thanks Dave

George Van

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Re: McNaughton Lg. Set ?

Joe Fleming

>George,

You may not realize it, but you are asking a trick question. The cores you can take with the McNaughton system are really only limited by your imagination.

Let me suggest a couple of verbal illustrations.

For example, if you turn a 6" cylindar 12" long, and then chuck it by one end, you can use a parting tool or straight coring blade to take shallow saucer blanks by entering into the side of the cylindar.

If you have a domed burl with the top of the dome as your bowl top, you can use a straight or large curve blade to take shallow bowl cores all the way to the top of the dome. Again, the idea is that you are entering from the side of the dome.

If you have a flat-topped blank and enter the knife from the flat face, and assuming you are going for a true hemispherical core, the smallest knife of the standard set will make a core around 8" in diameter. However, if you switch to a flatter (larger diameter) knife, you can still cut a core that is about the same size, but the shape will approach a cone instead of a hemisphere.

What all this means is that most of the blades can cut a variety of shapes ranging from tall and narrow to wide and flat, and of varying diameters.

Joe Fleming - San Diego

Re: McNaughton Lg. Set ?

George Van

>Thank Joe,

It does sound like a versitile system. I was picturing it a lot more limited. I did not know why one would want a straight knife but now I can picture a lot of uses for it.

George