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Les, I actually have one more to make. They are sort of commission pieces for a friend of my wife and they want 3 items. I think she is going to give them as gifts to her kids or something like that. The last blank has more cracks and bug holes to fill so it will either come apart or look really cool after filling all of the voids. I have a couple more chunks laying around in case it comes apart and have to start over.
Jim, it wasn't hard to turn and my HSS tools worked just fine but it seemed dustier than I expected. More of the shaving came off as finer dust instead of ribbons or chips for some reason. That yellow dust winds up everywhere. I definitely had to sharpen my tools more often than other woods. The only carbide tool I used was a shear cutter from Simple Woodturning Tools that was good for cleaning up the bottom without risking a catch and disaster at the end. It is different than other carbide tools because it cuts more like like traditional HSS tools and you get fine ribbons as it cuts.
Jim, it wasn't hard to turn and my HSS tools worked just fine but it seemed dustier than I expected. More of the shaving came off as finer dust instead of ribbons or chips for some reason. That yellow dust winds up everywhere. I definitely had to sharpen my tools more often than other woods. The only carbide tool I used was a shear cutter from Simple Woodturning Tools that was good for cleaning up the bottom without risking a catch and disaster at the end. It is different than other carbide tools because it cuts more like like traditional HSS tools and you get fine ribbons as it cuts.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
