Hi all

I have recently been bitten by a new woodturning bug which is turning small tea cups and rice bowls in end grain orientation.

A bradford pear was recently limbed across from my shop and I grabbed some 4 - 5” dia pieces. So far really loving the lack of wood character as it really makes the form take the front, esp with all the warpage. Turning to around 1/8” from sopping wet seems to more or less dry overnight. Yea I dig warpage at the moment.

This has been incredibly hard going. Lots of failures, which is probably why Im enjoying it so much, but am considering tooling up for end grain work. Ive been hogging out with a 3/8” bowl gouge then finishing with the lathe spinning in reverse and doing final cleanup with a bosch hollowing tool and handheld gooseneck scraper.

Any recommendations here on a hook tool? Also been considering a hunter tool or one of those ring things but I kinda am liking the idea of a hook tool.

Thanks for lookin!