Kelton Hollowing System

 

 

Whats New

 
 

Work is under way to make new stock for the first fair in February, I have been working on having a new section at the fair to show my more adventurous pieces.  The Spinal Injuries Scotland Awards can still be seen here. (SEE PICTURES) I intend to try and coast along for a wee while and try to re-charge my body batteries as well as my wheelchair ones.

   

 

CurrentNews

 
 

We are now selling items in the SCOTTISH SHOWCASE GALLERY in Kircudbright, so if you are in the area pop in and see our items. I dont think our shop will reopen untill around October.

   

 

RecentNews

 
 

 The new year is well in now and the first Craft Fair is set for 5th Feb.  Work is well underway to replenish all of our stock.  We have a few new crafters through the year along with all of our regulars.

 

 

 

 

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Kelton Hollower System

 

This is the Middle sized set, purchased early 2006, including the extension handle.  Its now December 2009 and in November I purchased the small set as well.

 

 

I must admit that I borrowed a set of these hollowing tools before actually buying my own set and was moved to purchase my own.

 

When I did decide to purchase my own set the Tools arrive with a molded covering on the cutting edges and well packed, I opted for the middle sized set because I figured maybe the large would be too much for everyday stuff and the small too light.

 

Having used them a fair bit now for small and medium hollowing I have found them to be almost the best thing since slice bread.

 

1.  The edge keeping qualities are great, NEVER put them near a grindstone, just flatten the burr across the top with a diamond stone    and then a few rubs up the side to the top with the same stone and you have a great edge.

2.  The cut with these things is very smooth and because of the size of the tips I found them easy to control.

3.  The three different shapes are very useful and the undercut capabilities are good.

4.  The handle is possibly a bit too chunky and a little heavy to hold for a great length of time but it does add balance.

5.  The only downside to the handle extension is that when attached the grub screws protrude way too much but that's a small price to pay.

 

Over all I found these hollowing tools are very good and robust, unlike many tools I've bought I certainly have no reservation in recommending these to anyone and in fact I know of three people who based on that have gone out and purchased them, all of them have said they were worth the money.

 

They are available from Peter Hemsley at Toolpost follow this link Kel McNaughton

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