I was rough hollowing a sweetgum bowl when about 1/2 inch deep I heard
and felt a whop-whop. Stopped the lathe and there was a cross section
of an 8 penny nail. My Benjamin's Worst bowl gouge had a couple of
notches in it. So I gets out my oland tool with the 1/4 inch tool
steel tip and continues the hollowing. When there was no more nail I
checked the edge of the tool. Still sharp and no notches. Sure beats
taking the bowl off the lathe and digging out the nail.
--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

If an experiment works, you must be
using the wrong equipment.