Entry To Hollow Turn Demo

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Beginning
Hollow Turning
Why Learn with
Hook or Ring Tools?
!   Much
less expensive entry into hollow
turning.
!   Shorter
!   Same
learning curve.
guidelines as for gouges (ABC).
!   Learner
sees response to tool manipulation.
!   Both
kinds of tools cut the wood, as opposed
to scraping the wood.
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Why Learn with
Green Wood?
!   Green
wood is often free.
!   There
is a wide selection of species.
!   Large
blanks are easy to come by.
!   Green
wood cuts fast with little dust.
!   It
s easy to turn thin walls and organic
shapes.
!   Final
shape changes during drying
Hollowing End
Grain Guidelines
!   Turn
the outside shape.
!   Bore
out the center.
!   Progressively
widen the
center cavity.
!   Remove
nib at the
bottom.
!   Reverse
chuck and
finish turn the bottom.
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Tools We Will Explore
Berger Hook Tool
Termite Tool
Martel Hook Tool
Munro Hollower
Martel Hook Tool
Characteristics:
!   Variable
pitch hook
tool.
!   Most
aggressive cutting
tool.
!   Use
for end grain only.
!   Hone
inside and bevel
edge sides.
!   Occasionally
use rotary
tool to reform inside.
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MHT in Use
!   Anchor
MHT on tool
rest with enough room
to clear the rim.
!   Contact
wood with
base of the bevel.
!   Wall:
Roll the MHT
counter clockwise and
begin the pull cut.
!   Bottom:
Present MHT
hook vertical, cant
slightly clockwise then
cut across the bottom. MHT in Use Pictures
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Rolly Munro Hollower
Characteristics:
!   Useful
for end-grain and
face-grain work.
!   Articulated
links - Used for
open and closed hollow
forms.
!   Ring
tool with cut depth
limiter.
!   Fine
depth-of-cut promotes
ease of use.
!   Course
depth-of-cut creates
control issues, and blocked
cutter.
Berger Hook Tool
!   Primarily
for end grain
!   Place
bevel against
wood and roll it
counterclockwise to
begin cut.
!   Cuts
easily
!   Designed,
primarily,
for small forms and
boxes.
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Using The Termite Tool
!   Never
present the tool in a
horizontal (catch)
position.
Catch
Position
!   Present
the tool in a
vertical (safe) position to
begin a cut.
!   Find
the bevel.
!   Cant
the tool clockwise to
start the cut.
!   Large
opening to cut
the bottom.
Safe
Position
!   Small
opening to cut
the wall.
Martel Hook Tool
Components
Item Description
Cost
Small MHT Cutter (1/4 diam.)
Medium MHT Cutter (3/8 diam.)
$43.00
$54.00
Large MHT Cutter (5/8 diam.)
Diamond Sharpening Burr
$65.00
$7.00
André Martel
167 Rang des Éscossais
St Césaire, Québec
Canada JOL 1T0
1-450-293-2186
www.public.netc.net/martel
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Rolly Munro Hollower
Components
Item No.
101240
Description
3/4 Munro Hollower2
Price
$339.95
101210C
Pkg 2 Hollower2 Repl Cutters
$19.95
101226C
Holl2 #4 Carbide Cutter
$23.95
101226S
Munro Hollower2 Screw
$1.95
Packard Woodworks
P.O. Box 718
215 S. Trade Street
Tryon, NC 28782
1-800-565-7288
www.packardwoodworks.com
Termite Tool
Components
Item No.
Description
2161
#1 Cutter - 3/4 Bit
2162
#2 Cutter - 1/2 Bit
Price
$22.95
$24.95
2163
2166
#3 Cutter - 5/8 Bit
Grinding Point
$26.95
$6.95
2164
Grinding Block
$10.95
Oneway Manufacturing
291 Griffith Road, Unit 1
Stratford, ON
N5A 6S4, Canada
1-800-565-7288
www.oneway.ca
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Berger Tool
Components
Item No.
107702
107704
Description
Berger Cutter
Berger Sharpening Jig
Price
$29.95
$15.95
Packard Woodworks
P.O. Box 718
215 S. Trade Street
Tryon, NC 28782
1-800-565-7288
www.packardwoodworks.com
Steel Rod
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Laser Pointer
Item Description
Cost
G6 Laser Pointer
$175.00
Carl Ford
3 Despance Rd
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
www.carlford.info/laser
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