Newbie question -
was using a 1" x 3/8 square chisel hollow end grain in a maple blank. The depth was about 4". Started the cut and for the first 1/2 in depth the chisel appeared to be cutting fine but then it grabbed and the chisel cut down to the full depth like going through butter with a streamer of wood ribbon shooting out. Made several more cuts to complete the hollowing and each cut did the same thing - slow cut first and then whoosh - actually scared me a bit when the chisel dug in.
M question - was this something with the wood or possibly I didn't have the chisel at the right cutting angle until I was in 1/2 in?
Still don't have the hang of using a gouge for hollowing but if the chisel keeps cutting like that I won't worry.
Vic