How To Make A Thin Parting Tool

Starting On Parting Tool.

How to make a thin parting tool. For a solid interface with the handle the blade is seated and. The cutting action can be scraping or bevel-rubbing depending upon the geometry of the tool. Eddies first video on making a parting tool was to start off by using a lawn edger blade and reshaping it with a grinder then he did a second video on using sawzall blades or reciprocal saw blades.

Turn the outside of the bowl to your desired shape. I found a couple of good videos that talk about sharpening your parting tool and thought it might help you get the best use of your thick or thin parting tool. Sharpening Your Wood Tuners Parting Tool.

As a woodturner you need to know how to sharpen your woodturning tools. The Crown Narrow Parting Tool is designed for use on boxes and other lidded containers as well as pens where you want to maintain grain alignment by removing as little material as possible. The idea is to turn an old used sawzall blade into to tool make a handle of wood and used some epoxy and brass rod for rivets or whatever they are called in knive handles.

Being a contractor I just happen to have a box of old blades I can use for making my parting tool. I then cut the end of the blade off to square it off and I. First setting proper tool height will minimize the nib.

BA DA Bing BA DA Boom. The cut is made at center height with the handle of the tool level. Being a contractor I just happen to have a box of old blades I can use for making my parting tool.

It can be a bit intimidating at first but after some practice youll get the hang of it. To make the bottom of the bowl flat even with some wood movement angle your parting tool. Designed to give the cleanest cuts with a minimum of waste this Thin Kerf Parting Tool features a 1-14 blade width that eliminates the flexing and twisting associated with thin blades.