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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
TOOLPOST
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