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    Accessories for Excavating Tall Hollow Forms

    Jan 06, 2020 4 minutes
    By Ernie Conover

    The most common wooden vessels are bowls that are faceplate turned for reasons of strength. But when the height of a vessel surpasses more than a couple of times the diameter, it becomes stronger to switch to spindle orientation instead. Therefore, hollow forms are generally lidded and unlidded boxes or tall, slender (for their diameter) vessels. I have expounded before on small hollow forms, which can be easily excavated with a spindle gouge and some scrapers. Any hollow form that can be made in a mini lathe can be turned with these tools.

    Deep Hollowing Challenges

    Since tall (in proportion to their diameter), slender hollow forms are generally

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