Bill Lantry
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Ok, folks,
So, I need some stuff. Like, say, a bowl gouge. And other stuff too, which is why I'm posting here... but mostly, right now, I need a bowl gouge. Except...
Doorlink says we're broke, which we are, and the bowl gouges I've seen are like 30, no, 60, no 90 bucks... and they go up from there. Like the song says, I may as well forget it....
And like the old adage says, you need money, brains, or ...daring..., pick two. Of course, I don't have any one of those three things. But, as we all know, I do have vast amounts of one commodity, and that's foolishness. And what could be more foolish than to hatch a plot to make a "bowl gouge"
I know I can turn a handle... I'm sure I can find, like at the despot, some cold rolled steel for the "bar" But where in the world would I get tool steel, or HSS, even. So then, I happen upon this site:
http://aroundthewoods.com/hooktool.shtml
Before you click, here's the headline:
Make a hook tool
Forge out a hook in your own shop.
It is easy and you likely have everything to do it.
For some reason, the very idea makes me giggle with delight. Sounds like a truly crazy thing to do, most of all because it "just... might... work..." I blame Stu... it's all his fault.
But I'm not really talking about making a 'hook' at least not yet. More like something like this, for a first try:
http://aroundthewoods.com/oland.shtml
So I know I'm insane... but is this more insane than usual? Anybody ever tried it?
Please let me know your thoughts,
Thanks,
Bill
So, I need some stuff. Like, say, a bowl gouge. And other stuff too, which is why I'm posting here... but mostly, right now, I need a bowl gouge. Except...
Doorlink says we're broke, which we are, and the bowl gouges I've seen are like 30, no, 60, no 90 bucks... and they go up from there. Like the song says, I may as well forget it....
And like the old adage says, you need money, brains, or ...daring..., pick two. Of course, I don't have any one of those three things. But, as we all know, I do have vast amounts of one commodity, and that's foolishness. And what could be more foolish than to hatch a plot to make a "bowl gouge"
I know I can turn a handle... I'm sure I can find, like at the despot, some cold rolled steel for the "bar" But where in the world would I get tool steel, or HSS, even. So then, I happen upon this site:
http://aroundthewoods.com/hooktool.shtml
Before you click, here's the headline:
Make a hook tool
Forge out a hook in your own shop.
It is easy and you likely have everything to do it.
For some reason, the very idea makes me giggle with delight. Sounds like a truly crazy thing to do, most of all because it "just... might... work..." I blame Stu... it's all his fault.
But I'm not really talking about making a 'hook' at least not yet. More like something like this, for a first try:
http://aroundthewoods.com/oland.shtml
So I know I'm insane... but is this more insane than usual? Anybody ever tried it?
Please let me know your thoughts,
Thanks,
Bill
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