Fibonacci
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I finally for a chance to get back on the lathe and tried something new.
I have been looking pretty hard at the woodchuck bowl pro, but had not used that shape of tool before. I have always used a large gouge for roughing, a small gouge for shaping and sandpaper for smoothing before, but I decided to try using a fingernail scraper to to the roughing since it was the closest thing that I have to the shape of the woodchuck.
It worked amazing. It cut fast and clean and I had quite a bit less sanding to do when I was done because of how smooth the surface was. I would post pics, but I ruined both blanks trying to do a CA finish. I plan on trying to fix them, but after ruining 3 blanks in a row, I decided to knock off for the night.
This might be a blinding flash of obvious to more experienced people, but I was really surprised how well it worked out.
I go to wondering what tools the experts use.
I have been looking pretty hard at the woodchuck bowl pro, but had not used that shape of tool before. I have always used a large gouge for roughing, a small gouge for shaping and sandpaper for smoothing before, but I decided to try using a fingernail scraper to to the roughing since it was the closest thing that I have to the shape of the woodchuck.
It worked amazing. It cut fast and clean and I had quite a bit less sanding to do when I was done because of how smooth the surface was. I would post pics, but I ruined both blanks trying to do a CA finish. I plan on trying to fix them, but after ruining 3 blanks in a row, I decided to knock off for the night.
This might be a blinding flash of obvious to more experienced people, but I was really surprised how well it worked out.
I go to wondering what tools the experts use.