On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:41:31 GMT, "Darrell Feltmate"
wrote:

Hi John
Actually a 2" opening sounds huge and 4" depth short for ordinary hollowing
tools. I habitually use a 3/4" to 1" opening and 7" or 8" depth although I
have done deeper. Some times the simplest tools are the best. For endgrain I
like hook tools and for side grain like you are doing, scrapers or in other
words, typical inserted tip tools. A 3/16" HSS tool bit in a 1/2" to 3/4"
shaft is just fine. Take a look here
http://www.aroundthewoods.com/brace.shtml
the arm brace really makes a difference; and here for hollowing
http://aroundthewoods.com/hollow1.shtml including a couple of clips showing
the cutting tips at work.

Yeah, Darrell, but you've been doing this a few months longer than John has...
;~]

I can remember when hollowing a box with a 2 or 3" opening to a depth of a few
inches was challenging..
Then, again, that's when I ran to Harbor Freight and bought a set of cheap
forstner bits..


mac

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