Powered hollowing cutter?

[Bill Boehme]

Tudor,
Thank you very much for all the effort in getting those great shots. They very clearly show your set up and your ingenuity in developing the system.

 

[olaf Vogel]

Not an approach I ever seriously considered (it scares the heck outa me),
But his work is beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0MPVFBEyRs

http://www.liamoneill.com/workshop/Chainsaw-Demo.html#3

 

[hockenbery]

Not an approach I ever seriously considered (it scares the heck outa me), But his work is beautiful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0MPVFBEyRs http://www.liamoneill.com/workshop/Chainsaw-Demo.html#3

I had a class with Liam o'neil around 1994.
Liam invented the side ground gouge
I have yet to see another tuner who can use a gouge better.
A few come close.

I guess the point is if perhaps the most skilled turner in the world can use a chainsaw for sculpture work maybe it is not so outlandish for the rest of us to consider.
Liam does huge garden sculptures for which the chainsaw may cut circles around the gouge.

Al

 

[Joe Greiner]

Mark Lindquist has made a few large pieces with inside hollowing by chain saw. Mostly just multiple direct plunge cuts in end grain.