How to make Oland tools ?

Derek.. I'll admit right off to being low-tech here...

When I'm working the inside of a bowl, I grind the Oland tip at the same angle as my bowl gouges... I have NO idea what that angle is, as I set up the jig to align with the bowl gouges when they were new, not to a specific degree..

mac

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Derek I must be missing something here. The face of the tool is angles at 45* from the top and you ride the bevel. I do it all the time without catches or at least no more than from a gouge. I seem to be missing the problem?

To me, one of the BIG advantages of the Oland-type tip is that you really have to work at it to get a catch.... the bevel on the bottom rides just like a gouge and the angle is pretty consistent with the angle of my standard tool rest... no problems with catches at all and nice shavings peeling off..

mac

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I guess I'll wade in here with my $.02 on how I make the tool.

-- I drilled a 11/32 hole, 2" deep, into the end of a 12" piece of 3/4" round mild steel rod.

-- 3/4" from the end of the rod I drilled and tapped a 1/4" set screw hole after having ground a 'flat' at that location.

-- I tapered the end of the steel rod to remove excess metal and to give it a sharper profile.

-- I intend to add a length (2'?) of 3/4" galvanized pipe to complete the handle. I'm having a bit of trouble finding a 'new' piece of pipe that will fit properly as most of the walls seem to be thinner these days and, as a result, the hole is more than 3/4". Guess I'll visit the junk yard

I found that the corners of the 1/4" HSS bits had to be eased slightly so that they would fit into the 11/32" hole.

I've taken the larger HSS bits and ground 1 1/2" of one end of each to a diameter that would fit into the drilled rod. This took a bit of time with my 6" grinder but the fit is good.

Thanks for the idea Darrell.