Id this tool

[Peter D'Attomo]

Found this in a garage sale and looks familiar but that is all I know, any help is appreciated.
It has a 1/8" handle lock/unlock feature.

 

[Richard Coers]

Maybe an early version of the Woodcut Pro-Forme hollowing tool? Not the current design, that's for sure. The only other one I know of is the Rolly Munro and it's not the current design there either. Pretty sure a Woodcut.

 

[hockenbery]

ditto @Richard Coers
I don’t recognize the specific tool. It is one of the covered ring tools for endgrain hollowing

Hamlet made them also -
https://www.axminster.co.uk/hamlet-big-brother-system-2-hollowing-tool-502646#&gid=1&pid=6

The cap on the top is opened and close to expose more or less of the cutting edge. Limiting the size of the opening reduces and perhaps eliminates catches.

The knurled fine adjustment I don’t recognize.

 

[Richard Coers]

I've seen that adjustable hood feature, but just can't pull the full memory out of my head. We had Steve Sinner demo at our club, very early after the formation of the club. I remember him showing that type of cutter. He was a Woodcut Pro-Forme user too. Because of him I latter bought some of their tooling. (As we tend to do after watching any good demo, LOL) If you really want to know, send him an email and you'll get the identification.

 

[Bill Boehme]

Steve Sinner currently sells the Rolly Munro guarded cutterhead. It has adjustable links to reach around the shoulder of a hollowform. It comes with a stub shaft to fit into his boring bar. I bought my boring bar from him eight years ago.

 

[Steve Lelewer]

This looks to be an Exocet hollowing tool developed by Link Technology of New Zealand -- long gone vendor-
The total package included a straight head, a goose-neck, the padded handle and a stiffening sleeve that went over the tool shaft to support in the extended mode- can't remember the name of the guy who I met at the various shows, not sure if it was at the AAW or the Woodworking Show when they were more active. I think I may even have the users manual if you are interested.

 

[Steve Lelewer]

I found the originator --- Harry Memelink

 

[robo hippy]

I like the idea of the screw/adjustable cutter guard. Never could get the ones with the set screw adjusted properly. It either clogged right up or it wouldn't cut....

robo hippy

 

[Lars Hansen]

Yep, that's an Exocet all right.
You can see the tool here for comparison:

https://www.drechseltechnik.de/hp/suche/suche.php

A friend has used it a lot and praises it highly.

Lars

 

[Richard Coers]

This looks to be an Exocet hollowing tool developed by Link Technology of New Zealand -- long gone vendor-
The total package included a straight head, a goose-neck, the padded handle and a stiffening sleeve that went over the tool shaft to support in the extended mode- can't remember the name of the guy who I met at the various shows, not sure if it was at the AAW or the Woodworking Show when they were more active. I think I may even have the users manual if you are interested.

Bingo, good job Steve! http://aawcontentsource.org/aaw_cs1_pdf/AW1603p36-39.pdf I had much better luck with my Woodcut when I turned the speed of the lathe way down. You still cut the same amount of wood in the same time because the curls are bigger with the shearing cut. Removing the curls is an issue with a small opening.

 

[Peter D'Attomo]

Thank you all for your support. If it wasn't for the C-19 You'd all be in the shop ignoring me.