Big question, does anybody on here have or have used the Wood Coring system made in New Zealand? Also has anyone purchased from Packard Wood Works in Tyron NC (USA)
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Thank YouPackard is a first rate supplier. I prefer them over others if they have what I want. Sorry, no help on coring Allyn
Bill I have and have used the woodcut bowl saver for years, not the newest larger size version that costs $500.+. The wood cut is an easy to use low learning curve type bowl coring device. It will give you a consistent sized core. The largest core I would get was a 13" diameter x 3" provided you snap about a 1-1/2 tenon that is left. straight grain wood no problem. The depth of the largest core would limit the price I could get from it. I only cored from the smaller blade a few times but they worked well. I have since gone to the one way easy core system because I can get more money bowls. If you are not worried about deeper cores it is a great system. I prefer Packard to most companies they are a class act to me. Their shipping may cost a little more than some but your order comes quicker by far than others.No it is called Woodcut Bowl saver. Made by Woodcut company out of NZ. I have the original style of Mc Naughton and do not like it at all.
The McNaughton (Australia) is a free hand system. Any one who has used it swears at it.....
how well do these various systems work for coring natural edge bowls? I've always thought I would end up with the McNaughton... mostly because I have always liked the work of Mike Mahoney and he seems to be a proponent of this system. That said, the Oneway system sure seems easy to use. Just curious about experiences with the various coring systems and natural edge bowls.
Mike Mahoney has cored a few thousand bowls.
My complaint about the newer blades is the lack of quality control.
Bill, I misspoke on the earlier post........I meant lift, as that is what that gate does as it allows the pressure to be against the top of the gate. Reed mentioned it. My personal use of the McNaughton was at a friends house, and though it was at the coring demo, I did not operate it, so it had been several months since my test drive on the McNaughton.
Even at that, I still prefer the Oneway Easy Core or the Woodcut......that lifting does bother my shoulders, and that is the part I remembered, [the shoulder pain, not the direction of the pressure put on the knife ] but it may be that once I got used to using it, the particular shoulder muscles involved might get into shape to use it. I didn't mean to mislead anyone with my statement before, so I am correcting it. Sorry I misspoke