How To Use A Thin Parting Tool

This may still leave you with a small piece of wood to clean up at the head stock end and a slightly larger piece at the tail stock.

How to use a thin parting tool. I was working on a handle for a gouge blade. Designed to give the cleanest cuts with a minimum of waste this Thin Kerf Parting Tool features a 1-14 blade width that eliminates the flexing and twisting associated with thin blades. It also reduces the amount of heat build-up caused by friction thereby lessening the chance of burning the bottom of the parted-off project.

Double Angle Sorby Thin Parting Tool I shaped the end of the blade like the Sorby Parting Tool double angle look. Using My New Parting Tool. Inserts can also be used for parting and face grooving.

I also made my own from a used commercial hacksaw blade by grinding the teeth off the blade which removes the set and then grinding it to parting tool profile and attaching a handle. That is look across the top of the spindle where you can see the curve in profile. Geometries including lead angles top rakes and custom forms can be provided.

Then use the BP tool to round the sides of the center ring to form a bead. I demonstrate the use of a thin parting too or tenoning tool including sharpeningI upload a new wood turning tip every Tuesday and a wood turning tutorial v. This thin parting tool was made from a cheap kitchen knife we were no longer usingHere are some oth.

This is using the tool as a negative rake scraper. If I do I sharpen the tool and start the parting with the tool tip below center and the handle up. Works as well as the sorby ones and you get 2 from a blade that was going to be thrown away.

The other hand is ready to catch the turning as the wood separates and comes off of the lathe. Being excited I went to the wood lathe to try out the new parting tool. I rarely need a finish cut from a parting tool.