A couple of extra tools to the collection.

[CHJ]

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__________First one with a "Good Show" for Crown Tools and customer satisfaction.
__________On the Friday at Yandles recent event, I was in conversation with Keith at the Crown Lathe tools display.
__________Subject of the conversation was my requirement for 3/8" bowl gouge
__________with a particular flute, grind configuration and length, as I could not locate one in stock anywhere.
__________prompt response was "give me enough to cover the steel and postage and I'll grind one for you Monday".
__________The following Wednesday saw the promised piece of steel drop on the hall mat and it was married
__________to a suitable chestnut handle within hours.
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_________ ___ click on images for larger view



_________Second one entailed more construction from Flora Metalica than anything else,
_________but shows my home made Handles for a recently acquired Sorby Slicing Tool (front end)
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[Paul.J]

Chas those are excellent,especially the slicer
Have you tried it out yet :?:
Will you be making the rest of the set :?:


Excellent service from Crown Tools too :shock:

 

[CHJ]

........Will you be making the rest of the set :?:
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Might have a go at making the equivalent of the Chatter Tool Paul, might be a day or two before the slicer gets more than a quick trial as I have several other projects in the pipeline at the moment.

 

[TEP]

Mornin' Chas. Are you intending to use the 'slicer' for coring? If so wouldn't mind hearing how you get on, have been thinking of getting one only because of the price of the other coring systems on the market.

You'd have to shift a lot of cored bowls to pay for one of those others :shock:

 

[CHJ]

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You'd have to shift a lot of cored bowls to pay for one of those others :shock:

Precisely my reasoning Tam, just can't justify that sort of money for the few times I would use them.

Have been using a stiff parting tool up 'till now, extensively when I first started and on the odd occasion recently but feel vulnerable at times with leverage and risk of catch.
On a visit to Mark Hancock I found out that the Sorby slicer is all he uses, the limitations on proportion of saved wood against time and wood value being a sensible compromise.

At just over £34 I thought it worth a punt.

First impression is that it is not very sharp but I think that is down to the plating covering the carbide tip, will give it a whirl with the diamond card before using it in anger and see how it goes, having said that carbide tips never feel as sharp as HSS.

 

[Mark Hancock]

Chas

Good luck with the Slicer. I got mine back in 89 when it was part of the Stewart System (the forerunner of the Sorby RS2000) so I've certainly had my moneys worth out of it. I use it in an arm brace handle which I find easier to control than the pistol grip handle. I not only use it for saving timber for re-turning but also to reduce the amount of shavings from hollowing bowls so there's less to clear up in the workshop and wood to keep the wood burner going

The other coring systems available are well suited to production bowl turning but the slicer is perfect for individual pieces being able to cope with variest sizes.

 

[paulm]

Hi Chas,

I'll be interested to hear how you get on with coring as well using the slicer.

I hate wasting all that wood on larger bowls, particularly if it's some spalted beech or sycamore or similar where the cores could make something worthwhile and interesting, but as others have said the rest of the market solutions do seem very expensive and hard to justify for hobby use.

Cheers, Paul.