They are not done yet, but I went to Good Will and hand picked each one from  a box that around 50 in it.. Tested for flexability and chose these. At 10 cents each, I'd say a real bargain 

Looks like you raided my utensil drawer.

Herb

Can't wait to see how these work!

Looking forward to your creations with those

Careful with those plastic handles... I don't know if I would trust them.

John

I don't put much force on them, just a slight bend. This is my first effort on scrap. It is working fine, but wil have to play with them. I know they get dull quickly, but my grinder is right beside my lathe. 

 

To be continued.

Kind of has the appearance of a coil of twine, Neat.

Herb

How do you sharpen a tool like this?

I use a bench grinder, beside my lathe. The material is usually stainless, low grade. It dulls easily but sharpening take only a second. I  like experimenting with different angles and arcs 

Take a D-cell battery apart for the carbon rod.

Smash it up with a hammer to get carbon power.

Heat the tip of your tool red hot and stick it  in the

carbon power to cool. Case hardened... Done.