How To Make Wood Lathe Hollowing Tools

I turn mostly miniatures so I made a small one but it can be made in any size.

How to make wood lathe hollowing tools. The laser shines outside the place to look is where. These tools are very inexpensive to make and they. I like them a lot.

My goal is to make full set of hollowing tools for under 100. Used to make a narrow hole through a board or block of wood a drill can clean the pith from the center of a wooden stick to make a tube and add smaller side holes to turn the tube into a musical instrument. While securely holding the tool.

Position the tool rest as close to the work as possible so the carbide cutter is at the lathe center line. Look at the hook. The Mini Easy Rougher Mini Easy Finisher and the Mini Easy Detailer.

Touch and look touch and look. They showed how to make a hollowing tool that only costs a few dollars to make. Place the tool on the tool rest with the tool shaft parallel with the floor.

A drill can be either a smooth borer like an ice pick or a screw-threaded borer such as in modern power drills. Seeing Capn Eddies videos inspired me to make my own. Ad Easy to Use - Laser Fits in Spindle 4-Axis 00002 resolutn Fast Setup.

If necessary regrind the rod the make both bevels even. I glued the pieces together using wood glue and clamps. Creating hollow forms is fun and exciting when you have a hollowing tool that allows you to reach into small openings and hard to reach areas.