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Reddit mentions of Hurricane Turning Tools, Woodturning Heavy Duty Right and Left Side 1 1/2"W x 3/8� Curved Scraper Set, High Speed Steel
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- Includes: 1 1/2" Right Side and 1 1/2" Left Side Curved Scraper
- HurricaneTools_HTT-120, HurricaneTools_HTT-121
- Used to cut wood at a blunt angle. Scrapers will not produce a finish that is as good as a gouge, but are useful in many situations where cutting with a gouge would be difficult or a fine finish is not required
- Made from High Speed Steel with solid beech handle
- Available separately or in sets
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 27 Inches |
| Length | 7 Inches |
| Weight | 4 Pounds |
| Width | 2 Inches |
Are you turning green wood or dry wood? Green is easier to turn, but you're not going to get a great final cut until it's dry ... especially before you've gotten a lot more experience. Bowls aggravated the Hell outta me for a while, but the more I turn, the more I figure out. I'm mostly concentrating on rough turning green bowls now so that I have plenty of dried ones to finish by the time I'm better at it.
Scrapers do help me get a better final cut.
You mentioned sharpening. Tools don't have to be razor sharp, but they do need a good, consistent edge. Good jigs are the only way that I'm able to keep mine like they should be. I use a Rikon slow speed grinder with a Wolverine One Way jig, and the vari-grind attachment for my bowl gouges.
Oh yeah ... the 40 pounder that fell off... Use your tailstock for support as long as you can, at least with the big pieces. When I first started turning bowls, I had several that would get ripped off. Usually a bad catch is what did it, but it also had to do with not cutting the dovetail on my foot or mortise that matched my jaws. Until I figured out how to do that properly, I avoided the bigger pieces.
Best of luck. I'm sure you can do it if you keep pushing!