Hunter Viceroy finish

[john lucas]

Here is a photo of a 5" box I'm working on. I hollowed the interior with my Hunter Viceroy cupped carbide tool. This is the finish straight off the tool. I could have started with 400 grit but there were 2 areas of curly grain that required 220. What a nice tool. I have taught 2 - 4 hour intro to woodturning classes and used this tool as well as the Hunter Hercules and Osrpey for the students. We turned an 8" tall candleholder with a bead in the middle and a large cove and hollewed out the candle end. Nobody had any problems and all the candleholders looked the same. Oh we did use a parting tool to get the depths and mark off the details. In 4 hours there isn't enough time to teach bevel rubbing and sharpening.

 

[Guy Scronce]

Nice work John. I’ve had a couple of new turners ask about getting into turning. Is there one of the hunter tools that you would suggest a new turner start with? I started with easy wood tools, but I am intrigued by the ability to use the bevel with the hunter tools.

 

[Emiliano Achaval]

Here is a photo of a 5" box I'm working on. I hollowed the interior with my Hunter Viceroy cupped carbide tool. This is the finish straight off the tool. I could have started with 400 grit but there were 2 areas of curly grain that required 220. What a nice tool. I have taught 2 - 4 hour intro to woodturning classes and used this tool as well as the Hunter Hercules and Osrpey for the students. We turned an 8" tall candleholder with a bead in the middle and a large cove and hollewed out the candle end. Nobody had any problems and all the candleholders looked the same. Oh we did use a parting tool to get the depths and mark off the details. In 4 hours there isn't enough time to teach bevel rubbing and sharpening.

For some people, not even weeks of instruction seem to put them on the right path with a bowl gouge. With the Viceroy, anybody becomes a turner in 5 minutes! It's a miraculous tool!

 

[john lucas]

I think the Viceroy is excellent for beginners. If they ha e a little experience the Hercules works like the Viceroy but is easier to use as a bevel rubbing tool. It's also a little easier to shear scrape. The viceroy is so easy to use like a scraper because the shank is wider and I think that makes.it easier for the raw beginner. My step.son for example.kept trying to twist the Hercules but always managed to keep.the Viceroy flat.

 

[Emiliano Achaval]

I think the Viceroy is excellent for beginners. If they ha e a little experience the Hercules works like the Viceroy but is easier to use as a bevel rubbing tool. It's also a little easier to shear scrape. The viceroy is so easy to use like a scraper because the shank is wider and I think that makes.it easier for the raw beginner. My step.son for example.kept trying to twist the Hercules but always managed to keep.the Viceroy flat.

During the first lesson, I want the raw beginner to hold the Viceroy flat. For some reason, most want to tilt it. Some, we would tell them over and over, hod it flat, hold it flat. Then within a minute, they are tilting it again. I want them to learn the basics first, tilting it, comes later...