Skie_M
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This one will be in the mail tomorrow ... figured I may as well get a decent picture of it while it's still nice and shiny.
The real trouble will be if it's STILL nice and shiny a month after it gets there ... This is a TOOL ... don't put it in a glass case and stare at it ... PUT IT TO USE, ERIC!
This is actually my 3rd carbide tipped tool handle. My first one I didn't make properly, was made of oak and there was no ferrule or shaft ... it split on me during use.
My second one was practice for this one ... it's made of the mystery wood from the tree in my front yard. The leaves look like chinese elm, but the fruits are tiny little berries rather than what the chinese elm has, so that's not what it is. It's still a pretty hardwood, when it doesn't have all these worm holes through it, which is why this one's staying here with me.
The third one is the winner, for this event ...
This year, I decided to donate a carbide tipped tool as a prize for the Turning Challenged event. I wanted it to be a placement prize, at first, but having it as a drawing for those that did not place seems to be a better idea, as there's a greater chance for the tool to go to someone who needs it and would use it, as is the case when StumpyThumbs (Eric) drew the winning number in the random drawing. He hasn't got a very good sharpening solution, so his situation could use an improvement like this one greatly, and I'm thrilled that he'll be able to put it to good use!
So ... a bit about this tool. Handle is solid Mesquite. It's from a branch, and has a good deal of sapwood all around it, but the core is good hard heartwood. It's solid, unlike much of the wormy mesquite I managed to get off the property. The ferrule is a 3/4" copper straight fitting, split in half. The shaft is 12 inches of 1/2" round cold rolled steel... 4 inches of it is buried in the handle. Weight is a good deal forward, where it will be supported by the toolrest.
The screws are a tad bit oversized, in my opinion, but I can't seem to find smaller screws in this area of the size I need for these bits (center hole is 1/4" diameter). The bits were bought in quantity of 10, paid approx $2.70 per bit through Global Tools. 14mm square, .5mm radius corners (these are NOT the radius bits you are used to, they have SHARP square corners). As you can see from the pictures, everything on the blue towel is going to Eric. (minus the sawdust, lol ...)
1 tool handle, with carbide bit and screw (there's a tiny chip on the corner of this bit, it'll wear away with sharpening eventually)
3 spare carbide bits
2 spare screws (left long)
1 holder for carbide bits
1 holder for screws
The real trouble will be if it's STILL nice and shiny a month after it gets there ... This is a TOOL ... don't put it in a glass case and stare at it ... PUT IT TO USE, ERIC!
This is actually my 3rd carbide tipped tool handle. My first one I didn't make properly, was made of oak and there was no ferrule or shaft ... it split on me during use.
My second one was practice for this one ... it's made of the mystery wood from the tree in my front yard. The leaves look like chinese elm, but the fruits are tiny little berries rather than what the chinese elm has, so that's not what it is. It's still a pretty hardwood, when it doesn't have all these worm holes through it, which is why this one's staying here with me.
The third one is the winner, for this event ...
This year, I decided to donate a carbide tipped tool as a prize for the Turning Challenged event. I wanted it to be a placement prize, at first, but having it as a drawing for those that did not place seems to be a better idea, as there's a greater chance for the tool to go to someone who needs it and would use it, as is the case when StumpyThumbs (Eric) drew the winning number in the random drawing. He hasn't got a very good sharpening solution, so his situation could use an improvement like this one greatly, and I'm thrilled that he'll be able to put it to good use!
So ... a bit about this tool. Handle is solid Mesquite. It's from a branch, and has a good deal of sapwood all around it, but the core is good hard heartwood. It's solid, unlike much of the wormy mesquite I managed to get off the property. The ferrule is a 3/4" copper straight fitting, split in half. The shaft is 12 inches of 1/2" round cold rolled steel... 4 inches of it is buried in the handle. Weight is a good deal forward, where it will be supported by the toolrest.
The screws are a tad bit oversized, in my opinion, but I can't seem to find smaller screws in this area of the size I need for these bits (center hole is 1/4" diameter). The bits were bought in quantity of 10, paid approx $2.70 per bit through Global Tools. 14mm square, .5mm radius corners (these are NOT the radius bits you are used to, they have SHARP square corners). As you can see from the pictures, everything on the blue towel is going to Eric. (minus the sawdust, lol ...)
1 tool handle, with carbide bit and screw (there's a tiny chip on the corner of this bit, it'll wear away with sharpening eventually)
3 spare carbide bits
2 spare screws (left long)
1 holder for carbide bits
1 holder for screws
