Leland Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) After building my son a gouge for Christmas, I had some stock left over and forged a new parting tool for my lathe. Yes, it's oversized for a pen lathe but I'll buy a real lathe someday. Handle's of cocobolo, finished with beeswax and set with a copper plumbing cap ferrule.http://s473.photobucket.com/albums/rr98/ghostlyshows/Blacksmithing%20Projects/ All the best for the New Year, Leland Edited December 30, 2008 by Leland bad link corrected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 I like it! To get the best from it turn a small burr upward on the cutting edge with a burnisher and then tilt it down in cutting mode (the burr corrects the cutting angle but will take a fine cut and NOT catch). I do all my standard parting tools this way, the diamond type is my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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