[crw-talk] Photos to start conversation

Tue Oct 20 16:07:16 CDT 2020

Amen Brother, END grain only.  j

On 10/20/2020 10:20 AM, Aaron Gesicki wrote:
> On hook tools -
> Some of you remember...I'm the guy that assisted all who wanted one on 
> Tool Day, way back when.
> The rough grinding, the forging/bending, the hardening, the 
> sharpening, and the tempering are all things that you/we can do in our 
> shop PROVIDED you start with O1 tool steel.
> I'd be happy to revive this, since, as John can attest, nothing 
> hollows out end grain faster, better, cleaner than a sharp hook tool.
> It has a learning curve, but it's fun learning. After all, it's just a 
> piece of wood.
> There are caveats, of course:
>
>   * Must be sharp [Duh]
>   * Must be end grain! Disaster awaits if you try to use it on
>     anything else [like the inside of a crossgrain bowl].
>
> Stay safe, but stay busy.
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 10:06 AM John & Donna Griffiths <griff at mwt.net 
> <mailto:griff at mwt.net>> wrote:
>
>     Indeed, there is a bit of finesse required but not a lot. You are
>     working on an open mouthed space, it tapers to large at the
>     mouth.  They
>     won't do hollow forms, you can't get the cutter in at the right angle
>     for a cut.  They have to be really sharp.  You can kind of cut with a
>     kind of dull gouge but not with the hook.  Most of us love a
>     really nice
>     trail of shavings flying off the tool, and the hook tool gives that.
>     When it is cutting well, the shavings are long and thick so wouldn't
>     blow out of a small hole with compressed air either.
>
>     I would volunteer to do a club demo when it is safe for us to meet.
>     (Board members, are you listening?)
>
>     The hook tool making demo was before my time.  My efforts to build
>     one
>     failed, should have annealed the steel after hardening, so I
>     bought one
>     on line and built a shaft and handle to mount it.
>
>     On 10/19/2020 2:29 PM, Robert Patros wrote:
>     > I remember making a hook tool at one of our meetings. It took a
>     bit of finesse to get a good cut.
>     >
>     > Sent from my iPhone
>     >
>     >> On Oct 19, 2020, at 1:48 PM, John & Donna Griffiths
>     <griff at mwt.net <mailto:griff at mwt.net>> wrote:
>     >>
>     >> Members, I am sending a few photos of a yarn bowl I recently
>     made of a cherry log.  It is about 6" diameter at the top and
>     perhaps 6" tall.  I turned it in spindle orientation and hollowed
>     mostly with a hook tool, then finished up with a negative rake
>     scraper. Cut the "J" shaped hole for yarn with a Forstner bit in a
>     hand drill and a saber saw then finished with spray-on Polycrylic
>     brand finish.  I am going to TRY to send a seperate brief video of
>     me using the hook tool to make a walnut yarn bowl that is
>     currently in the process of finish application.
>     >>
>     >> Please discuss and share your comments with everyone.  Thanks, John
>     >>
>     >> <IMG_4144.jpg>
>     >> <IMG_4145.jpg>
>     >> <IMG_4146.jpg>
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