anyone got a bowl saver ?

[geoff_tulip]

i have a few nice big burrs which i want to turn but to get the most out of them i would like to save the cores if possible. Does anyone in northern ireland / ireland have a bowl ssaver which they would be willing to lend or do the coring themselves in return for some pieces of the burr.

 

[cambournepete]

If you get no response, and don't want to buy one you could try using a parting chisel (carfully) to remove some of the core. Not as good as the bowl saver, but much cheaper.

HTH,

Pete

 

[cd]

Not sure if it would work but I've often wondered if I could bend a curve into a "old" parting tool and try it.
Problem is I only have two parting tools and like them both as they are.
Just a thought :?

cd

 

[UKTony]

Daft question but, What is a bowl saver gents?

 

[blurk99]

It's like a curved cutter, pivoting in the tool post that enables you to cut out the insides of bowls as a solid core in one go, leaving you with the wood to make a second, smaller, bowl - you can make 4 nesting bowls from 1 blank only wasting the wood between the sizes for example

jim