Hi ppl,I’m very new to woodturning,having a lot of fun,but now to the nitty gritty,where the h**l do those instructors on screen get those fearsome tools,the metal one’s I mean,huge great gouges and skews,,do they make them themselves from HSS.bar steel.I have never seen the like in the U.K.here.makes my Sorby’s look very puny,also has anyone ever bowl turned Holly.it is a very hard wood,is there any faults to look for or is it just junk wood,thanks to all,GOB <(:->
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Gobeen,
I'm not in the U.K. but I have purchased a rather large Sorby bowl gouge (its the 'Megaflute' gouge advertised at http://www.woodcraft.com and is made out of 7/8" bar stock) and I have a Crown Ellsworth 'signature' gouge, which is also rather big. I think one thing you may notice on the t.v. tools is that the instructors often add rather large turned handles of their own making to their tools making the overall tool significantly larger (the bigger handles aid with leverage and control).
I haven't worked with holly before so I can't comment there.
Matt
Hi freind,thanks for the add.will give it a look,glad to see you knew what I was refering to,I have been downloading and watching the videos,on here,saved me a wee pot of cash,I'm a scot you see and parting with the bobees hurts,lol.any body else reading this have a coment on the wood please,keep chipin,and save the sawdust,makes good brickets,
GOB.<(:->Gobeen <!----><!---->
Robert Larson makes some turning tools that go by the name "Long and Strong".
http://www.rlarson.com/Product/rlctt/index.html
Robert Sorby used to make long and strong tools and I think the Texan size tools are still available. These bowl tools are three feet long.
http://www.turners-retreat.co.uk/acatalog/Texan_Turning_Tools.html
Check out Ask tools Birstall West Yorks they stock all the crown range and sorby .I believe they have a web site.I turn on both sides of the Atlantic and have delt with them when in the Uk.Another company is Axminster Tools.Holly is great to turn but difficult to dry without cracking and staining(has a habit of going grey).Last year while over there I turned a small bowl in wet holly down to a wall thickness of 3/32 .Needless to say it warped as it dried but because it was so thin and even, it did not crack.Use very sharp tools.
I think this is one of the best sites over here, although I made most of my big tools before I knew about these folks.
http://woodturnerscatalog.com/
Hi Keith,I will look into your add. all the Videos show the chaps using great long steel tools for gouges with a grove cut into them,I cant beleive these can be bought,hell the army would be using them in Rourkes drift,but I will track them down eventually,keep chipin, GOB <(:->Gobeen <!----><!---->
hello .I,m a fellow UK member of Knots,suggest you buy Woodturner for adverts,also contacts are Axminster tools, Craft supplies, Wood turners Retreat, john boddy timbers , also many of the great british turners design and sell large turning tools, its been some time since I needed or could afford, more tooling but I suggest you see if there is a local turning club near you. many clubs have tools to sell .
regards Teabag
Hello Teabags,yes I will be finding a club in the new year,by the time I find those sort of tools I will be capable of using them,It's a case of a new boy running before he can walk,I realise that now,Iv'e only been turning since Nov.try a bit every-day,finding by trial and error what not to do,I live in the new forest in Hampshire so I'm not paying for any wood as yet so I can practise all I like for free,and a few freinds are giving me logs and big branches to cut up,so thanks for the call,Merry xmas and good luck in the new year, GOB.<(:->Gobeen <!----><!---->
As many will notice, I pick up most of my tools at Flea Markets and Antique stores. My two roughing gouges, 1 3/4" and 1 3/8", and my 1 1/2 skew were all picked up that way. Though they are High carbon steel they ring when tapped with another piece of steel. I can't remember the exact purchase price but I usually don't pay more than $20 tops. And love them.
Work Safe, Count to 10 when your done for the day !!
Bruce S.
Hi Bruce,that's what I shall be doing,I'm a pensioner now so got to watch the pennies,as for the beast tools ,no hurry on them yet,Iv'e not got a powerful enough lathe to do the big stuff,also I'm just learning realy,still I will get there I hope,keep chippin,GOB. <(:->Gobeen <!----><!---->
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