jchappo
3rd May 2009, 07:04 PM
Today I made a Bedan/Parting tool/Beading Tool
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A piece of 1/2"x1/2"x8" HSS from McJing for $16, 1 brass ferrule $2 and a piece of wood from the scrap box.
Bevel ground to 55 degrees. Arrised on the linisher and sort of polished (this stuff is HARD).
Threw on a dry Jacaranda log to try it out.
All cuts were made with the bedan - straight through the bark bevel up.
As a parting tool, it removes a lot of material very quickly. Leaves a rough surface.
Used as a square skew for planing, it is capable of a very fine finish.
Very controllable for compound curves, again leaving a fine finish - a bit of tearout on the endgrain, but could be cleaned up.
Can even be used as a beading tool,
Tried it out on the base of a bowl for dressing the flat area around the spigot.
This works wonderfully with the bevel down.
All-in-all, a very versatile tool which will get a lot of use. :)
.
A piece of 1/2"x1/2"x8" HSS from McJing for $16, 1 brass ferrule $2 and a piece of wood from the scrap box.
Bevel ground to 55 degrees. Arrised on the linisher and sort of polished (this stuff is HARD).
Threw on a dry Jacaranda log to try it out.
All cuts were made with the bedan - straight through the bark bevel up.
As a parting tool, it removes a lot of material very quickly. Leaves a rough surface.
Used as a square skew for planing, it is capable of a very fine finish.
Very controllable for compound curves, again leaving a fine finish - a bit of tearout on the endgrain, but could be cleaned up.
Can even be used as a beading tool,
Tried it out on the base of a bowl for dressing the flat area around the spigot.
This works wonderfully with the bevel down.
All-in-all, a very versatile tool which will get a lot of use. :)