Not sure what's starting to happen here.  Maybe I'm being over ambitious here on what I'm trying to get done.  But hollowing has been becoming some what of a chore.  I did put on order for a bowl gouge that should hopefully be coming soon ordered from Penn State Industries (HSS).   Seems that in most cases the hollowing tools I do have that are carbide tipped are not doing the job either they are tearing chunks out and catching.  Just not sure what to think at this point so I am stuck on this one in a head lock sort to say.  It's honestly rather annoying.  Either way for the time being since I do not have a proper bowl gouge so it seems even though one is on the way I'm wondering if I should use this chisel for any type of hollowing but the way it looks seems to be a bad idea.  Forgive me because I cant for the life of me remember what this one is called.  Chisel first picture.  Yep I'm also trying to use the HSS chisels more often as well.

Edited July 21, 20205 yr by AndrewB

That’s a scraper. It is used as the final tool to produce a really smooth finish on the inside and outside of a turning. It won’t stay sharp a long time and needs to be touched up often. 

 

If your negative rake cutters from EWT are catching, I think it might be more of a technique problem.  

 

Om on my phone now I’ll add more later

Well at least it will be good to get a good outside finish of it.  So it will definitely come in handy.  I am not sure but I'm usually holding the EWT tools flat up against the work piece and tool rest so I'm not sure I'm also going pretty light with them.  So I'm not sure if the main problem that I'm having is just simple due to the fact that it may be the length of the tool itself I'm not sure exactly.  Or if I don't have a rest that can sit comfortably inside the project to get better access to the inside of the project not sure on that one either.  Its taking some time getting used to this hobby and learning it.

There’s definitely a learning curve regardless of which tools you are using

Be cool if you could upload a video of what’s happening

I don't have the ability to do that at the moment no tripod but I'll be throwin up a double post today since I've put this one on hold for now.  I'm hoping this one is much better in the end. As far as hollowing goes this next one may be twenty times easier... I'm thinking that going with the cup bowl design idea was a bad mistake to try out first.  Since I was getting catches and things like that on hollowing out.  Probably bit off more than I could chew trying it.

Edited July 21, 20205 yr by AndrewB