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Here are some of the tools I used to make the
piece on the Burl Quality page and most of the carved pieces in
Skips Gallery. In addition I will post pictures of how I use
them. I stress the point....how I use them. While I am
safety conscious you will notice that in many cases I have abandoned or
removed various guards.
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special note about safety. These tools do not have a brain....use
yours! While using them always hang on the them with
both hands...and don't set them down until the cutting blades have
stopped turning. Don't ask me how I know!!
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All of the tools shown here
are available at Treeline in Provo, Utah.
check these guys out at www.treelineusa.com .
 These
are the primary weapons in my arsenal. At the top of the
picture is the Arbor Tech wheel, the second down is the Kutzall
Extreme medium grit wheel and the coarse wheel is on the
bench. The peach colored wheel is next. I mount all of the
cutters on Makita 4" angle grinders. And lastly
this Milwaukee angle head drill fitted with a 3" hook and
loop disc holder for sanding. |
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tools. On the left is a 3" hook and loop disc holder
in a Makita angle head drill, Next to it is a Sioux angle head
drill with a 2" disc holder mounted in it and last on the
far right is the Mini Arbor Tech with a small Kutzall grinder
mounted on a 4" Makita grinder. |
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few more essential items when working with these tools. I
use a respirator type face mask while working with the
Arbor Tech itself. This model fits tightly under your chin
prohibiting the chips from entering your face from the
bottom. Another "tool" that is always in the
corners of these pictures is my burl holding
devises....sandbags. Available at any riverside in the US
during the spring runoffs.
While using the other Kutzall tools I frequently
shift to a dust mask and standard face shield (not shown).
While using the Arbor Tech itself I wear a welding glove on at
least my left hand as the chips flying back from the tool can
hurt like H... and you can see that the welding glove is taking
a beating. Lastly I advise use of some form of ear
protection. Loss of hearing due to machine noise is non-reversible
and a more common problem to woodworkers than maybe we care to
admit. Your wives are not yelling in anger at you....just
frustration.
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To order:
Email Skip at burlturn@xmission.com
or Give us a call in Utah at
801-942-2877
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