"Vic Baron" wrote in message
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Been a good weekend for making shavings - learned quite a bit but brought
up some questions.

Made a lidded box out of pine scraps. Came out pretty good but still can't
get the hang of hollowing end grain using a gouge. Wound up using a 3/8
think x 1" square scraper and a comparable radius scraper. Got it done but
when I was getting to the bottom of the 6" box I'm glad I don't have any
fillings in my teeth or they would have shaken loose from the vibration. I
thought about sticking the tool rest inside the cylinder but I would have
had to lay the scraper along the length of the rest. Didn't feel
comfortable.

There's a good piece of advice lurking in the above: If it doesn't feel
comfortable, don't do it. Applies to all woodworking and lots more besides.