I visited Tony De Masi's shop this morning and took a test drive with two coring rig setups. First was the McNaughton system, the second was the Woodcut Bowl Saver system. Let me tell you......hands down, I like the Woodcut Bowl Saver system way better! So much easier, less fatigue, much cleaner cuts, more stable, easier on the turner.......superior system in my book. We had a Oneway Easy Core demo at one of the clubs I belong to a few months ago, so I knew about it from that demo.
Here is Tony at his Robust American Beauty.
IMG_0858.jpg Here is me coring with the Woodcut Bowl Saver IMG_0861.jpg
Here is Tony with some of the fine work he does, and some really large, highly figured bowls.
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Needless to say, almost; but I put in a call to Packard Woodworks, spoke with Alan again, and have the latest and largest Woodcut Bowl Saver Max 3 on order. It should be here in just about 3 days.
The trip to Tony's was both educational and fun. Tony is always a gracious host, and I hope I did not displace any of his large rocks on the bank.......I had to park in a tight spot, and fold the mirrors on my truck in to avoid the posts on his deck and a tree on the other side of the truck, so it was pretty much a blind back out, and his driveway was a bit curved. I realized that when the back wheels went up on the bank. My apologies Tony, if I displaced any rocks on your bank!