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Musing about the 'Arch Pinch Penny' hollowing Tool'

Yep, it's another of my attempts to revolutionize woodturning and become rich & famous (likely poor & infamous) without doing myself in. Anyway, hope springs eternal and most of you will at least, have heard it first here. :)

I ground a copy of Soren Berger's Viking hollowing tool from the catalog pic this morning. Seems to be a sort of tiny hook. Whatever, the Viking does work very well for end grain hollowing. I also broke a 3/8" twist drill and being of Scottish descent, I couldn't throw it away. I noticed the bit's vague kinship with Soren's Viking and a light came on. Well, at least a small candle was lit!

Ground the cutting end of the broken drill bit into something roughly resembling the Viking and fixed it in a handle. Began hollowing a NIP end grain Berger kitchen cannister in which I had predrilled a 1" center hole. Worked fairly well, but after grinding a few shapes and searching for the sweet spots, I hit on a really good hollowing tool that's worth more than the bit. I can't post a pic, but experimenting with various shapes in making one was part of the fun and using my final best shape was a kick. Try it, you might like it. Experiment with your own variations of shape and presentation. Remember to put a tiny arris on the front edge.

Of course, this is only for those who enjoy making things _for a lathe as well as making things _on a lathe, so it offers no competition to Soren's fine little hollowig tool. If someone should make an 'Arch Pinch Penny' that works for him/her, please post a pic and comment pro & con.

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

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I assume no responsibility for any injury to persons or equipment while making or using a 'Pinch Penny'. Make and use at your own risk, and do not sell the product. Take care to keep the exposed part of the tool very short and limit to work on small vessels so as not to fracture a brittle shaft. What a world we live in! :(

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

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Hi Arch Did You actually go out and break a perfectly good drill bit to make another hook tool ??????? Soren Berger You say, is that supposed to ring a bell, sorry I'm just doing my own thing here. Just Googled (not a word, it's now) Soren Berger and saw a few tools, just the regular scrapers etc., nothing that looked like a drill bit. So now where do we get that picture, so we all can become rich and famous, or accompany you into the poor house ??

I don't know Arch but I think Scott's must be related to the Dutch. Don't know if that's good or bad either. As for those that want to jump off of the cliff, because someone else did it, good luck, it,s a free world imo. That or this has nothing to do with you Arch, but more with your second post, it's just as someone else said, if you want to be stupid you better be though. Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

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l.vanderloo

Arch: What's going on with your email server. My fantastic posts to you are being bounced. Are you trying to tell me something? *G*

Leif

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Leif Thorvaldson

They've already put a lien on it for copyright and patent violation ....

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George

I can not see this being any kind of copyright violation. All Berger has done is grind a hook tool in a piece or HSS.

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Darrell Feltmate

Thanks Darrell,

As you surmised, I was just suggesting to Novice DIY turners a fun way to practice grinding by using a broken drill bit to make a cheap & useful small hollowing tool. I was a bit surprised that it worked as well as it did, but the 'Pinch Penny' is no threat to the 'Berger Viking' or the 'Feltmate Hook'.

You may remember that once I mentioned here re making a shop made Viking copy. Soren even e'mailed some voluntary advice, although he didn't know me and had never huckstered his N.Z. tools on rcw.

Hope you'll make & try my abortion if you ever break a drill bit. There's no chance of it replacing your hook tool, but I value your opinions and would like to know what you think.

Turn to Safety, Arch Fortiter

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Arch things have been so busy at the church and with this doctorate program I somehow got myself into that I have not been in the shop for a couple of weeks except to stow some wood. That said, I must have an old drill bit around somewhere to give that a try. I will let you know how it works out for me.

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