"George" wrote in message
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"mac davis" wrote in message
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If you want to really play with a cool tool, try an oval skew... SO cool
to be
able to roll it a little...


Try a straight chisel, sometimes referred to as a "beading tool," and
you'll
wonder why anyone would want to use a skew. Those who turned in the woods
for a living used straight and chisels with mild concavity, because they
were more controllable, made a smoother bead, and were easy to sharpen.
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And don't forget that little used (or known) tool, the bedan. It's easy to
make one from a small flat work chisel, and it does most of what you'd do
with a skew or beading tool.

Ken Moon
Webberville, TX.