Roger Wiegand
Beta Tester
This was the week I was supposed to have spent with John learning about hollow forms at the Marc Adams School. Perhaps it will still happen, but I bought a set of his large tools and have been trying to teach myself how to use them in the interim. About the third time (I'm a slow learner) I had a catch that threatened to break my arm I've decided that I really do need instruction going forward. (A piece of 3/4" steel rotating in a big circle at a couple hundred RPMs gets your attention!) I've made a half dozen increasingly nice pieces (thinner, smoother walls, smaller entrance holes, better looking shapes) using primarily Ellsworth style tools I acquired many decades ago after a class with him, but there are places I can't reach with the straight shank tools that the Jordan hooks get to pretty easily.
I've searched the web and Youtube but haven't found a good instructional video on using these tools. Can any of you point me towards a good demo?
I've searched the web and Youtube but haven't found a good instructional video on using these tools. Can any of you point me towards a good demo?