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Default How do you make your own tools?

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mac davis wrote:

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I've got 3 of these and they just LOWERED the price on 'em..

http://www.pennstateind.com/store/lx230.html

They work well for me and hold an edge well.. and they're inexpensive enough
to
have 2 or 3 sharpened and ready when you start a bowl..YMWV


mac

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I have the BB set of Bowl gouges, ground into a shallow, short grind,
just for finish work. But I also use BB and the red-handle HF chisels to
play with different grinds. So much better to use up a $20 chisel on
learning what grind to use then a $100 chisel

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