dave in fairfax wrote:
Bill Thomas wrote:

How do you use them?
Do you hold one in your bare hands on the top of the turning?
Do you grind one end to look like a parting tool and use it as such?


Hold the blade upside down resting on the toolrest with the teeth
pointing back toward you. Hold the cloe end of the blade between
finger and thumb and cut with the far end of the blade. As it
heats and dulls, feed more of the blade toward the wood. Be
careful to avoid binding due to sideways motion along the
toolrest. Also be careful to not grip the teeth of the blade.
There is a chance that the blade will be pulled out of your
fingers. If you are holding it properly, that's annoying, but not
dangerous. Teh rotation will take the blade and throw it away
from you. DON'T cut along the top of the wood, a catch in that
position will throw the blade AT you. Again, be careful.
Hope that helps,
Dave in Fairfax

Greetings,

Thanks for the reply. How many kerf widths do you make the slots.
Your description makes it sound like one kerf per slot. This seems
reasonable, but I want to make sure.

Sincerely,
Bill Thomas