How To Make A Thin Parting Tool

Being a contractor I just happen to have a box of old blades I can use for making my parting tool.

How to make a thin parting tool. Often enough to avoid having to face it off in a second op. Starting On Parting Tool. If I do I sharpen the tool and start the parting with the tool tip below center and the handle up.

Second if the tip of the parting tool is ground at an angle it will minimize the nib further. Woodturning Parting Tool. It can be a bit intimidating at first but after some practice youll get the hang of it.

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. Sharpening Your Wood Tuners Parting Tool.

The double-bevel HSS cutting face imparts fine parting lines to turnings. When turning a bowl on the lathe and holding it by a tenon in a multi-jawed chuck the parting tool can be used to part the bowl from the lathe. While the ultra-thin blade is only 116 wide approx the 1-14 blade height provides rigidity and stability when cutting.

To make the bottom of the bowl flat even with some wood movement angle your parting tool. This thin parting tool was made from a cheap kitchen knife we were no longer usingHere are some oth. Shape it a little on the disk sander and fine tune the cutting tip.

The Robert Sorby Narrow Parting Tool is designed to produce a clean cut with minimal waste this narrow parting tool features a double bevel cutting tip for fast clean cuts and 1-14 blade to eliminate flex and twist thats inherent to narrow blades. Turn the outside of the bowl to your desired shape. The double-bevel HSS cutting face imparts fine parting lines to turnings.