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I made my first Oland tool

Thanks to those who have discussed this in the past, and especially to Darrell Feltmate, who has some instructions on his website,

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This is a sweet tool. I've tried it on endgrain, and it even cuts a halfway decent cove on a spindle. From what little I've done, it seems nearly impossible to make it catch, and I've tried. The cutter reminds me of the one that came with the duplicator on my first lathe, a Craftman monotube circa 1979. From what I can remember, since I tossed the duplicator shortly thereafter. I made mine from 5/8 drill rod, and got the 1/4 HSS inserts from Wholesale Tool,
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which has a store nearby. They are less than a buck apeice for the

2-1/2 inch, and they have longer lengths. I use a Kelton handle I previously had, and it makes a nice, hefty, solid tool.

Has anyone tried one of these by boring sideways through the rod, or at an angle, for hollowing? That would seem like a nice project.

Thanks again for those who've shared in the past.

tt

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Test Tickle
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Made some, turn a 45 degree chamfer on it or grind a flat on it to start the drilling, but make a swan neck so you can line the bid end op with the handle, for less torque that way.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

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l.vanderloo

TT Thanks for the thanks. I have made these with various side angles for hollowing and use them in an arm brace as well. They work a treat.

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Darrell Feltmate

You can get curved 1/4" bits from Packard Woodworks. I use these with a handle with a "T" handle sticking off the side to resist the torque.

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Gerald Ross

Round or square hardened and tempered steel bits have been held in sliding tool posts and boring bars for machining metal and inserted in softer steel hand held bars for turning wood for a long long time. I imagine that Oland popularized his/her version hence the name for inserted bit woodturning tools. AFAIK Darrell Feltmate pioneered using inserted bit tools for spindle and face woodturning applications in addition to the usual hollowing (boring) techniques. Cutting not just scraping.

A short length of a round tool bit can be used in another way for metal work that I've not tried or seen used in spindle woodturning. Instead of inserting the bit at various angles in the horizontal plane of the boring bar, short bits can be attached to the end face of the boring bar tilted at various angles in the vertical plane. A portion of the bit's top radius being the cutting edge offered on center. The tool is probably long outmoded, but Leo V. and others can better explain or picture this. bar--> =======/

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