Subject: Re: baidarka FW: Aleut Paddle
From: James Mitchell (mariner@seanet.com)
Date: Fri Dec 22 2000 - 01:58:56 EST
Phil, I can't conceive of being able to control a disk sander that well. But
I cut the hollow successfully with a belt sander all the time. Rough the
shape either by hand or with the shaper, then use the nose of the belt
sander to grind the final curve. It takes some practice, but it will work.
Someday I would like to get better, more accurate control of that by
building a special sanding tool; but for now, my beat-up old Makita does the
job.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Philip A Jacobs (jaco0253@jaco0253.email.umn.edu)"
<jaco0253@gold.tc.umn.edu>
To: <baidarka@lists.intelenet.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2000 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: baidarka FW: Aleut Paddle
> I haven't tried this but have been following this thread. Some of the
> better wood working catalogs (Lee Valley Tools, Garrett Wade, etc.) sell
> scooping tools ('scorps') used to hollow out chair seats, etc. on a pull
> stroke. Sort of like a ladle with a sharpened edge and a hole in the
> bottom.
>
> Could these grooves or hollows be carved out with a 4 inch disk
> sander/grinder, using the edge of the disk on an angle (like cutting coves
> on a table saw)?
>
>
> Oooh, I hate to recommend this to anybody. It is a special cutter I built
> up myself with the help of a machine shop (the cutter alone was nearly
> $500). Tricky, expensive, dangerous as hell. A panel cutter won't do it.
> This is more like a 2" high cove cutter with a long straight side set at 8
> degrees. If you really want to go there, I will send you some photos after
> I come back from Alaska. You will need a pretty health shaper for this,
> at least 2 hp. I am using a 220v Grizzly. Ask me again next year!
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