Newbie question -

was using a 1" x 3/8 square chisel hollow end grain in a maple blank. The
depth was about 4". Started the cut and for the first 1/2 in depth the
chisel appeared to be cutting fine but then it grabbed and the chisel cut
down to the full depth like going through butter with a streamer of wood
ribbon shooting out. Made several more cuts to complete the hollowing and
each cut did the same thing - slow cut first and then whoosh - actually
scared me a bit when the chisel dug in.

M question - was this something with the wood or possibly I didn't have the
chisel at the right cutting angle until I was in 1/2 in?

Still don't have the hang of using a gouge for hollowing but if the chisel
keeps cutting like that I won't worry.

Vic

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