Nobody Special Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Got asked to make something new to me the other day, a "turned" bowl adze. After a lot of back and forth, I'm far from sure this is a good turning tool, but it is my take on a bowl adze based off of what the customer asked for, and she says it's just the way she wanted. Plan to include the usual legalese and cover yer fourth point of contact statements/warnings.Between last two pics, straightened, fixed eye a bit, cleaned it up, filed/ground, hardened, handled, and soaking up linseed.Did make it from mystery steel, and was a bit nervous, because I forgot to bother with heat treatment tests on coupons til it was more or less done, then.....air - nothing....crap. oil - nothing.....crap. water......hmmm, a little bit. brine.......oh thank you, there's that glassy sound. Whew.... Differential heat treatment,tempered the edge a little beyond dark straw. Figured since it was for turning, wanted it a wee bit softer than norm, so as not to be brittle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Out of the goop and drying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judson Yaggy Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I like it. Hard to tell from the photos, is it an inside or outside bevel? Shiny edge on the last photo makes me wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Nice looking bowl adze. I'm lost on the "turning" aspect, surely you don't mean turning on a lathe with it do you?Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 It's what it sounded like. Kinda fuzzy commo, but got very clear instructions for the tool. I'm dubious myself. Intend to warn against it, and even if not, should still work well for regular adze work. Beveled on the inside, but ground the outside smooth, and thinned it slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) I'd be scared to make a tool for someone who wanted to use it so far outside it's geometry. I suppose good enough disclaimers, warnings and such could be a maybe maybe but crimeny! I hope she was just misusing terms or maybe better yet wants to use it to rough out bowls to be turned.I tend to think it's poor language or perhaps the second but if someone thought they could turn a bowl or anything on a lathe with an adze I'd be afraid to let them use tools let alone power tools.Please keep us updated.Frosty The Lucky. Edited June 26, 2015 by Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 I never followed up on here; she never paid, and I sold it after about a month of waiting to someone else, who wanted to use it more conventionally. Kept texting with one excuse after the other for not paying yet, and if I'd just put it in the mail.......right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ausfire Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 The new owner will find it a great tool for roughing out burl bowls or something. Using it on a lathe sends chills down my spine.Good that you didn't send it in the mail. I've been caught like that. We are just too trusting sometimes. Made a nice leaf hook once that a guy really wanted. I didn't have change for his fifty so I said just take it up to reception and they'll fix it up. He just walked out with it. Only $20 worth but it makes you feel bad when people take advantage of your trust like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I much prefer the times when folks see you packing and come running at you waving money afraid you'd get away without it. (Has happened several times at Quad-States...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Now I am pondering how you would use that on a lathe and why not a gouge. A nice adze none the less, and still sold so it worked out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoggy Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) I took "turned bowl" as a description of the tool rather than of it's use........never heard of it before either way......good job on the tool and the write up. Google produced this vid......now I know how they make other than round bowls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbHcFw92B1A no lathe involved. Edited October 29, 2015 by Smoggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I took "turned bowl" as a description of the tool rather than of it's use........never heard of it before either way......good job on the tool and the right up. Google produced this vid......now I know how they make other than round bowls https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbHcFw92B1A no lathe involved.yup that's all ya need, wear your arm out though. That's all I can figure she wanted to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I think it was just another example of someone who wanted to make something and ordered tools without a clue as to how to DO the work. She probably found out and realized an adze wasn't going to work but couldn't just say so.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickOHH Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I think it was just another example of someone who wanted to make something and ordered tools without a clue as to how to DO the work. She probably found out and realized an adze wasn't going to work but couldn't just say so.Frosty The Lucky.yea I am still trying to forge an adze that will carve it for me no luck yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I'll bet you're not doing it on a lathe though. Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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