Carving tools and Turning

[Dan Mosley]

With some of the turnings I do there are very bad punky areas or things that just dont look right. So I will usually take them over to my Carving area and use my Electric grinding tool on them to enhance the voids or do some design carving, then some edge coloring or whatever I think will make it more attractive.
I wondering what others are using for carving out their turnings when they want to add more attaction to them...........?
Also wondering what kind of tool turners are using to sign there work........?

Below are pictures of the tools that I use and thought others may be able to share what there doing or using.............thanks Dan

 

[Joe Greiner]

I've used a Dremel, with a small router bit, to remove the nub at the bottom of pieces after parting. Best to have the piece well-supported, and use both hands to guide the tool. Be prepared for disaster, at which time it's only wood, or only a tool - both replaceable.

I also use the Dremel with tiny dental burrs or RotoZip, to hog out voids for packing with epoxy and whatever filler. I do this on the lathe, because I like to pack the filler proud, then turn and sand to the final surface; sometimes many locations on the same piece. "Whatever" can be coffee grounds, key-cutting shavings, metal powder, etc.

Signature: Either extra-fine Sharpie (for small work), or wood-burning pen, like Sam Maloof did.

 

[Dan Mosley]

Joe I use mine the same way as you do for fillers or put a drum like sanding attachment on it and sand the nub after parting on my vessels and then hand sand it a bit then start the finish that i use...........