On Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:05:32 -0400, Jack Stein
wrote:

On 3/30/2011 2:02 AM, Mac Davis wrote:
On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:32:21 -0700, Gary Kunstmann
wrote:

What is the safest method to trim the excess from red oak 2 X 2 spindle
blanks before turning?
IMHO, on something as small as 2x2, the only way is on the lathe..
A roughing gouge will round a 12" blank in a few minutes.. A carbide
tool in seconds..
My favorite roughing tool is the Bowl Pro:
http://www.woodchuck-tools.com/Tools.htm

I like a standard large roughing gouge which also works in seconds.
Large being the key.

Looking at the bowl pro, and some others, the business end looks like a
standard segmented planer knife that is on my grizzly planer. Looks
like a fun project to make one of those with one of my spare inserts. I
like the carbide idea, should last a while...

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Inde...-10-Pack/H7319
The Bowl pro has changed my turning, jack.. Unfortunatley, it's also
changed my teaching..
New turners can do things with this tool that take months or years to
learn with a bowl gouge.. No catches, smooth cut, fast wood removal,
etc..