Mac

In your opinion are there turnings that could not be done using carbide
tools such as Easy Wood Tools. I am thinking of things such as turning a
bowl from a burl that would have a significant number of voids, or maybe a
bowl with square wings.

Russ
"Mac Davis" wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:19:19 -0400, "Russ Stanton"
wrote:

Mac you say you use mostly carbide turning tools but prefer to teach using
conventional tools. Can you explain to this novice why? I started being
taught using conventional tools and found it to be discouraging, I went to
a
class taught by a demonstrator for Easy Wood Tools and got the hang of it
fairly quickly.

Russ

2 reasons, Russ.. The first is that I've never found a tool that
completly replaces the bowl gouge...
I use the WoodChuck Bowlpro a lot but they're for roughing... I can't
get a sweeping curve on the inside of a bowl from anything but a sharp
bowl gouge..

2nd, you should know what tool(s) you're partially replacing with the
carbide tool and how it cuts... I have several carbide tools that I
use as roughing gouges, skews, hollowing tools, etc., but I feel that
my learning to use/control the conventional tools first makes me much
better with the carbide ones..

You can rough out a bowl with the EZrougher or Bowlpro, (same tools
with different prices) and then use a bowl gouge and scraper to
smooth and shape the inside of the bowl..
I can turn a complete bowl with the bowlpro, just like I can write a
letter in Excel.. Just not well

Hope that makes a little bit of sense..