I am pretty sure Stuart Kent uses one - PM him and may be send him a message here: About the North Carolina Furniture SchoolI'm thinking about investing in a coring tool. What are you using, what are the pros and cons? Recommendations? I have a Powermatic 3520B, and often have blanks in the 12-18" size range.
I'm thinking about investing in a coring tool. What are you using, what are the pros and cons? Recommendations? I have a Powermatic 3520B, and often have blanks in the 12-18" size range.
Bowl coring tool? Is that just a lathe with a fancier name or specific function? The term is new to me and I'm just curious.
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The reason I posted was to get feedback before the AAW Symposium. I'll be working the NCWW booth and hope the vendors have some good deals.No experience with these type of bowl coring tools, but once you decide what you wanted, I bet you could get a good deal on one at the American Woodturners Symposium in Raleigh (July 11-14?) at Convention center. I believe the vendor area and exhibits are open to public and free.
A couple of times when I have contemplated turning a large burl I have kinda wished I had a corer. Also, a few times I have admired nested bowls, especially well turned natural edged ones. I even set up an auto-search on e-bay for over a year with no results except for pricey new ones.
I made a decision early on to only turn figured woods, which dictate the final shape and size of a piece by their individual characteristics. So far, I have resisted the urge to turn anything of the same shape and size twice. Bowlsavers do offer predictability, but I guess I just don't like predictability in bowl turning.
Fellow woodworkers have brought me some nice burls lately. One said he would buy the corer if I would share the bowls, but he was quickly sobered by the price. I also have a 22" oak burl and a huge thick cherry-burl slab that keep calling my name, so coring is still a maybe for me.
Thanks Stuart. I know you're up to your eyebrows in getting your school ready, so I hate to bother you. I hope to sit in on your demonstration at AAW, and I'll be at the NCWW booth all day Friday 7/12.I am demonstrating bowl coring at the AAW Symposium in Raleigh in two weeks. I will show the original 2 knife Woodcut Bowl Saver and the new Woodcut Max 3. The original 2 knife system is my favorite because of repeatability and how quick set up. I have owned the Oneway and the McNaughton both are good but they are expensive, require more setup time, are harder to sharpen, and have steeper learning curves - all to achieve the same basic outcome. I am happy to talk to you about it by phone if you want to give me a call.
Up until now, I have turned individual bowls and all have been unique. I scrounge all my wood and turn whatever I can get, highly figured or otherwise. Lately I've acquired a couple large logs of green wood. I put one 78 lb blank on the lathe and when I finished rough turning, it was 15 lb. and about 15" across x 7" deep of highly figured wood. I had wasted at least 1 if not 2 smaller bowls in the process, so that got me thinking about coring
no bother, call if you want to chat - if I don't answer, leave a message and I'll call back when I can talkThanks Stuart. I know you're up to your eyebrows in getting your school ready, so I hate to bother you. I hope to sit in on your demonstration at AAW, and I'll be at the NCWW booth all day Friday 7/12.