deep hollowing carbide tool guidance needed

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southernclay

southernclay

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I am looking to get into hollow forms at some point ahead. I have the Carter and Sons hollow roller setup but no tool so I am considering making my own deep hollowing carbide tool. I think ideally the tool would be able to do hollow forms up to 12-14" tall. My current thought is I need about 30" of steel (leaving 24-25" exposed after inserting it into the handle) and assume 5/8" or 3/4" diameter round steel would be ideal for that depth. I'd love to hear any advice on dimensions, type of carbide cutter to use (I have several larger and smaller cutters from EWT and AZ carbide on hand already but open to getting more. I have a great steel supplier near me as well and plenty of stock that would work for a handle. Thanks for reading and any advice you may have.
Warren
 
I guess it largely depends on how deep of a hollow form you're working on. Personally, I don't know a hollow for system for hollowing. I got an unhandled Easy Wood Tools hollower and the Stuart Batty handles to go with it. Works well for my needs, just gotta be patient and listen to the wood as the pitch changes tell you how you're doing on thickness.

Regarding the carbides specifically, I do like the small hollower cutters from EWT as they are quite sharp and allows a lot of control for how you take at a time. There is another hollowing tool I got and haven't had a chance to use it much yet. It is the pro forme flexi from Woodcut Tools. It is a lot more aggressive and I am not sure if I like it better or not but I can say it does a solid job hollowing. I got the undhandled one and paired it with the Batty handles as well.
 
SabertoothBunny said:
I guess it largely depends on how deep of a hollow form you're working on. Personally, I don't know a hollow for system for hollowing. I got an unhandled Easy Wood Tools hollower and the Stuart Batty handles to go with it. Works well for my needs, just gotta be patient and listen to the wood as the pitch changes tell you how you're doing on thickness.

Regarding the carbides specifically, I do like the small hollower cutters from EWT as they are quite sharp and allows a lot of control for how you take at a time. There is another hollowing tool I got and haven't had a chance to use it much yet. It is the pro forme flexi from Woodcut Tools. It is a lot more aggressive and I am not sure if I like it better or not but I can say it does a solid job hollowing. I got the undhandled one and paired it with the Batty handles as well.
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Thank you very much. I just ordered the AZ Carbide pro hogger cutter and should be picking up some bar steel later today or next week and will start playing around as soon as I find the time.
 
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