Monday I had the pleasure of attending a woodturning class taught by no other than Alan Lacer. It was a lot of fun, and I learned many things.
My favorite though was the hook tool. These tools are widespread in Japan and Scandinavia, though relatively unknown here (other than it's easier to manufacture cousin, the ring tool, which is somewhat harder to use and sharpen).
Anyway the hook tools are specially suited for finishing cuts on hollowed end-grain, such as in a box. Though I am not a very experienced turner, I found it was very intuitive to use and I was immediately able to produce a shiny surface on poplar end-grain! Alan makes those tools himself, and apparently it isn't all that hard, Check it out, just enter "Alan Lacer Hook Tool" in google and you'll find plenty of info.
Gerd
My favorite though was the hook tool. These tools are widespread in Japan and Scandinavia, though relatively unknown here (other than it's easier to manufacture cousin, the ring tool, which is somewhat harder to use and sharpen).
Anyway the hook tools are specially suited for finishing cuts on hollowed end-grain, such as in a box. Though I am not a very experienced turner, I found it was very intuitive to use and I was immediately able to produce a shiny surface on poplar end-grain! Alan makes those tools himself, and apparently it isn't all that hard, Check it out, just enter "Alan Lacer Hook Tool" in google and you'll find plenty of info.
Gerd
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