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Well I made it from a log with the use of some very dull old Shopsmith turning chisels. It ain't much to look at but it is my first attempt. After all until wood is put to tool nothing is going to come of it!

What size is this? Just asking because I am also just starting to turn wood. Sharpen the chisels and you'll do fine.

crushgroovin wrote:Well I made it from a log with the use of some very dull old Shopsmith turning chisels. It ain't much to look at but it is my first attempt. After all until wood is put to tool nothing is going to come of it!

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Actually that ain't too bad for an initial attempt(especially with 'dull' tools and the raw material from which it sprang).

See Persistence and perseverance can get you there!:)

Glad that wobbly tree did not get you injured in the process!

You must have done something(s) right to get it done!

Not bad for the first time. My first one had deep gouge's in it.

mgdesigns wrote:What size is this? Just asking because I am also just starting to turn wood. Sharpen the chisels and you'll do fine.

It was about 6" diameter & 6" of length.

Bought a bench grinder today. Now to try and sharpen the chisels, that's the part I have been avoiding most. I even bought a couple of those Carbide Turning tools with the Golf Club grips on them. Those will be here by weeks end. Along with my pen turning kit & 20 or so turning projects from Penn state Ind.

That will put my project to do list at about 1,743 or so

[quote="crushgroovin"]It was about 6" diameter & 6" of length.

That will put my project to do list at about 1,743 or so ]

Golly how I envy you. I doubt my list will be that short when I pass on from this life. fjimp

crushgroovin wrote:I even bought a couple of those Carbide Turning tools with the Golf Club grips on them.

if these are the Easy Wood tools, I (and the other turners in the family) have been very happy with them. I tried a couple and now have an almost complete set (due to the Hartville sale last month). watch their online video and you are good to go. my only issue was that I dulled out a tip in a hurry on a piece of magnolia. not sure why, hasn't happened on anything else.

if these are the Hunter - well, neither my niece nor I could get good control on these. eventually, I figured out that when Hunter says that they are hollowing tools, they really mean it. they do not seem to be intended for use on the outside of a bowl.

welcome to the vortex,
Ivan

Ivan,

I ordered them from Harrison Specialties off of eBay. Not sure who the original manufacturer is. Got one Square Scraper, and one Hallowing Tool. It was all I could afford right now, at $30 each. If they don't work out well then I will ask for a high end HSS set from Soresby or something of the like. Didn't want to invest hundreds of dollars in tools before I had a chance to really see if I could do some nice work.

fjimp,

Hey that list was only started this past May. Give it a year or two and it should reach a more respectable length.

Thanks to everyone for the kind comments.

thanks for the links to the Harrison Specialties store. I had not seen them before. the square scraper reminds me a lot of some tools that a couple of members of the local turning club made using replacement carbide cutters for spiral planer heads.