I've started looking at choices for a hollowing tool, and would appreciate some guidance/advice.
There are two tools in particular that I'm looking at. One is the Sorby Multi Tip Hollowing Tool and the other is the Hollowmaster. The Sorby Catalog says of the former, "Recommended first hollowing tool" or some paraphrase of that, but it also touts the virtues of the Hollowmaster.
Having watched the videos on the Sorby website, I have these questions.
As always, your feedback is greatly appreciated.
- The swan neck design of the Hollowmaster leads me to think that it is of limited usefulness if working with narrower vessels, while the straight design of the Multi Tip Hollowing Tool would allow such. Am I correct about this?
- The most obvious advantage of the Hollowmaster is its length, and resultant capacity for increased cutting depth. Are there other virtues that would make the Hollowmaster the preferred tool?
- Some Creekers have talked of difficulties with the Hollowmaster. IIRC, Lee DeRaud even used the phrase "taming the Hollowmaster" in a thread a few months ago. Is it THAT much more difficult of a tool to use than the Multi Tip Hollowing Tool?
Mark
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