Another Herringbone Tip

[KenB259]

I tried regular carbide cutters again, since this is different wood than my first one. Still had lots of tear out, this is an end grain blank. I switched to negative rake and it cleaned tear outs right up. Definitely negative rake is the way to go on these

 

[leehljp]

Holly? Looks great!

Thank you for reviving an old pen blank style and method!

 

[KenB259]

Holly? Looks great!

Thank you for reviving an old pen blank style and method!

Nope this one is plain ole maple. I'm going to turn it down to size and dye it. An experiment.

 

[sorcerertd]

I appreciate that you are sharing your experience on this. I probably missed it from an earlier post, but how did HSS compare to the carbide? It would certainly have to maintain a razor sharp edge; lots of honing.

 

[KenB259]

I appreciate that you are sharing your experience on this. I probably missed it from an earlier post, but how did HSS compare to the carbide? It would certainly have to maintain a razor sharp edge; lots of honing.

HSS tools had major tearing too, even a very sharp skew.

 

[sorcerertd]

HSS tools had major tearing too, even a very sharp skew.

Man, that's gotta be tough. That's certainly not a pattern you would want to sand. I continue to be impressed with your segmenting.