If Only I Had a Woodchuck II

[Wheaties]

Well I will have one. It's in the mail as I type! But I couldn't wait so I already have the handle made. It's Paduak finished with Lacquer. The ferrule is made form a 1" copper coupler. I cut it to desired length and polished it.

 

[Glass Scratcher]

Very nice looking.

 

[Wheaties]

Thanks!

I forgot to add that the handle is 16" long.

 

[rjwolfe3]

Very Nice!

 

[el_d]

i love mine Zach. Cuts very nice. I have used it alot.

 

[Jgrden]

If I had a woodchuck, I'd chuck wood too.

 

[mickr]

great color and you won't grab the wrong tool..can't miss this one

 

[tim self]

You will love it. It's the first tool I grab anymore. When I can be down to size in 15-20 seconds on a HARD wood, it saves a lot of time. I had mine at the turning at woodworld last weekend, folks could just stand and stare. They were demoing and trying to sell another brand for 3 times the amount. I could just smile. Some folks were afraid of it cause it cut so fast.

 

[bitshird]

Well I will have one. It's in the mail as I type! But I couldn't wait so I already have the handle made. It's Paduak finished with Lacquer. The ferrule is made form a 1" copper coupler. I cut it to desired length and polished it.

The handle looks great Zack, You should have it by Thursday glad you went with a long handle the Paduak looks great,

If I had a woodchuck, I'd chuck wood too.

Oh But you can, I love making them and IAP members get a price break.

You will love it. It's the first tool I grab anymore. When I can be down to size in 15-20 seconds on a HARD wood, it saves a lot of time. I had mine at the turning at woodworld last weekend, folks could just stand and stare. They were demoing and trying to sell another brand for 3 times the amount. I could just smile. Some folks were afraid of it cause it cut so fast.

So was Craig Jackson there or was it CSUSA? Most every one that sees the way they cut is a little bit intimidated by them, but in reality it's one of the safest tools you can use. I'm glad you like the Woodchuck,

 

[jkeithrussell]

With a little practice, you can take a 7/8" square piece of hard wood pen stock and reduce it to rough size in 30 seconds. If you can use a skew, you will get the feel for this tool very quickly. I use it by either pushing it along the left side of the blade in a bevel-cutting motion (from headstock to tailstock), or by plunging it straight into the blank in shallow bites. Wood chips often stream all the way over my head. You will need a face shield if you use it for spindle work because of the quantity of chips and shavings that will come at you. It's a lot of fun to use.