Oland Tool: for Robo Hippy

Try it Reed, You'll like it... *g*

I just made one for my brother and I think my total cost was $5...

I used a 5/8" bolt about 14" long....

Cut off the head and drilled a 3/8" (I think, maybe a bit smaller) in the cut end about 1 1/2" deep... Drilled another hole in the side and taped it for a set screw to hold the bit in...

Turned a handle and drilled and threaded it to fit the threads on the bolt and screwed it in with a little epoxy on the threads...

Stuck a 2 1/2 x 1/4 x 1/4" HSS blank in and let him put his choice of edge on it..

the bolt and set screw were about $2... the HSS blanks are like 5 for $8 or $9 at Harbor Fright..

What I really like about this system is that though I do have a couple of tips ground to 45 degrees like Darrell suggests, I keep a separate tool handy and grind it to whatever shape I need at the time... the blanks are inexpensive and hold an edge well.. Mac

And if you hit a nail in a "yard tree" while roughing it doesn't even blink. Just shaves that sucker down like it was wood. I shudder to think of doing that with my bowl gouge.

Darrell, I tried to see the videos but no luck. Tried changing my Windows Media Player options, still no luck. Any help? And I couldn't make out the details of the hooks. This seems like something basic I should have known more about. Maybe I just can't recall stuff as I age.

TomNie

Hey Darrell, I am very new to turning and have only been lurking on this group for less than one week. Thanks for putting up a link to your website. I was not looking for the tool you presented but was very impressed with the rectangular cherry bowl. That is a nice piece of work. I never gave any thought to mixing round and rectangular shapes in a turned project but I thank you for the inspiration.

Marc

Darrell Feltmate wrote:

Darrell, Thanks for getting back. Couldn't use WMP with an AVI but still managed to see them. OK, back to my being dense. It appears to be a V-shaped cutter. True? If so, what's the big deal versus any bit in a holder? TomNie

I'll jump in here.. my answer is probably different than Derrells..

IMO, all the Oland tool IS just a bit holder... what you do with the bit as far as grind, size, etc. is up to you..

Derrell uses pretty much the same grind as Oland did, I use whatever works on what I'm turning...

Hope that helped, or at least didn't add to the confusion.. *g*

Spend some time here, Tom.. interesting lady and great site:

Mac

I doubt that Oland was the first woodturner to insert a bit into a steel rod to make a turning tool, but 'Oland Tool' describes the tool as well as any other name and 'smells just as sweet'.

Darrell prefers the name and to his credit he has popularized this cheap and effective tool, in particular that it can be a cutting tool as well as a scraper.

Wow! Olands are more famous than I knew. Nice site, but for most of their prices I wondered if the decimal was mstakenly moved over to the right a place or two or three. I reckon it's what the traffic will bear. I thought Jupiter Island Fl was up scale, but that spendy traffic isn't on the streets in this area. :)

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

Mac, Thanks. It's clear now. Have to agree with Arch, too. TomNie

The next time I'm in the John C. Campbell area I'll try to visit. They're probably 3 hours away. TomNie

What videos? I didn't see any links to videos. Am I losing it?

...Kevin

Hi Kevin

When you go to Darrell's site you got to act like a kid in a candy store, you got to grab, poke, and look under and over everything. :-))

Yes he has several videos, just short ones, but helpful and fun to see.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Kev> > Tom