Thread: Turning tool identification

It’s a “bowl saver” used for cutting a nested set of bowls from one blank.

Certain parts of it look homemade, I’ve never used one but more experienced turners on here will confirm or deny if it has been custom made.

Originally Posted by Brett57

Hi everyone ,
I picked up some bits and pieces, chucks, turning tools etc. at a garage sale recently and these turning tools were in the box. After some time googling I have been unable to identify them. There appears to be two sets of tools/ cutters, a handle and tool post/ rest as well as another piece ?
There is not manufactures name on any of the items.

Kelton bowl saver a early model with a set of the Kelton hollowers by Kel McNaughton not sure what the last is

I have one but the tool rest on that one looks different. I have heard that changes have been made to later models. Mine was secondhand about 10 years ago.

Regards
John

The last "tool" could fit into the banjo and used to hold a drill to bore radial holes in a spindle while still in the lathe. Different inserts are used for different size drills.

Jim

Boring post.jpg

It's a deep boring post.

As Powderpost has worked out, it fits in your banjo.

The collar sets the height.

The screw on top allows the sleeve to be insert into a pre-drilled shallow hole in the end of the job then tightened to keep the sleeve in position.

The banjo is then clamped down and the lubricated sleeve becomes the tailstock centre.

The boring bar is then inserted through the sleeve.

The advantage over hollow 'dead' tailstock centres is that the sleeves can have a range of IDs to match different sized boring bars, as Powderpost has also worked out...

I have an older one in a bottom drawer somewhere that I haven't used in a very long time. Typically used in making things like lamp stands or woodwind musical instruments.

Originally Posted by powderpost

The last "tool" could fit into the banjo and used to hold a drill to bore radial holes in a spindle while still in the lathe. Different inserts are used for different size drills.

Jim

+1 here - Woodfast sold drilling / boring jigs.

Originally Posted by Chief Tiff

It’s a “bowl saver” used for cutting a nested set of bowls from one blank.

Certain parts of it look homemade, I’ve never used one but more experienced turners on here will confirm or deny if it has been custom made.

I threw out the original tool post set up like the one shown here, was far from impressed with it and made my own

Originally Posted by hughie

I threw out the original tool post set up like the one shown here, was far from impressed with it and made my own

No images available as its been sold

Originally Posted by hughie

No images available as its been sold

Righty-o... thanks.

Originally Posted by NeilS

It's a deep boring post.

I’ve read a few of those over the years.

Originally Posted by colin62

i’ve read a few of those over the years.

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Originally Posted by Brett57

Hi everyone ,
I picked up some bits and pieces, chucks, turning tools etc. at a garage sale recently and these turning tools were in the box. After some time googling I have been unable to identify them. There appears to be two sets of tools/ cutters, a handle and tool post/ rest as well as another piece ?
There is not manufactures name on any of the items.

Everyone else has said what they are... Hell of a good score!

I've used the bowl saver in the past and they can be a bit of a wrestling match, but that was on North American woods. Not sure I'd use it on a hard gum or iron bark type of wood... If you were thinking of coring some of that type of wood, loosen the drive belt on the lathe so it slips before you get the tool stuck in your chest.