I was rough hollowing a sweetgum bowl when about 1/2 inch deep I heard and felt a whop-whop. Stopped the lathe and there was a cross section of an 8 penny nail. My Benjamin's Worst bowl gouge had a couple of notches in it. So I gets out my oland tool with the 1/4 inch tool steel tip and continues the hollowing. When there was no more nail I checked the edge of the tool. Still sharp and no notches. Sure beats taking the bowl off the lathe and digging out the nail.
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14 years ago