The Tools  

 

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.

 A 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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See how these tools are used on the following pages.

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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.

More 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. 

A 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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