Bravo; Deep hollowing needs new approaches; to the right tools for the job. The use of Tool-bits is definitely a new approach - as we can see - a positive results!!

You are my new wood turning hero! I have been wanting a hollowing jig for sometime now even though I’m a beginner but I didn’t want to lay out 500 smackers for it and this looks so doable that I must make the attempt to build my own jig and tools. Also the mandrel idea that you had for turning off the bottom of the vase was amazing. So simple yet effective. I am very impressed! I am so glad I found this video. Keep up the good work my man!

Great instructions ad demo. Worked extremely well on making it very thin challenging bowl.

Sweet!! 😃😃👍👍👍 I’m sure I won’t be the only one who finds this very inspiring. Great looking vase, as well. Thanks for sharing your technique. 👏👏👏

Nice job! That’s the way I roll. If you don’t have the tool you need, Make it!

I forgot to say I am definitely a new subscriber!

Couple of things. I noticed a white knuckle grip on the deep hollow chisel. No loose finger, graceful guiding of the chisel for this one! I'm really glad you put the caption under the segment when you installed the grub screws. Grub screws are a little known fastener/clamp that not many people know about. Oh, and it's a beautiful turning. Looks like it would sit in the center of a spindle leg entrance table, maybe book matched rosewood veneer top. The turning filled with rose pedals. To bad I don't have any money. Best regards, young man. Best regards.

Thats just what i need....found a bit of tool steel at work got a bit of pipe and thats Saturday morning sorted....i made my own carbide tools (nothing new there everyone's doing it easy wood far to expensive) I'm looking for someone with a mill to make bowl gouges ....lathes are relatively cheap the tools will cost you....cheers Chris

Just put a dimple in the tool bar for the grub screws to sit in-even a spot of Loctite or CA glue to stop vibration working them loose. This method keeps the handle smooth without nuts and bolts. Just a thought. I do a lot of metal machining, made my own Carbide wood turning tools for a bit of fun.

great instructional video

What a beautiful double job! I think you're a genius! Thanks for sharing

Looks great Martin. Great job of making the super sized hollowing tool. I have made all my tools that hild carbide. Now i need to make a jumbo one like yours. Great job! Gary

Amazing. Nothing stops you

Thank you.

This hollowing tool makes the one I just bought look like a toy.

Powerful turning tool.))) Cool bowl .👍👍👍

Thank you for the great lesson!

Hi never thought of using a wood lathe to do metal work on brilliant, be safe

Good job Martin

Cool, Martin!

Very nice work 👍

this is very cool, thank you martin you have shared a good work tool👍

Nice work, Martin, a big tool,😀😀😀

Brilliant, thanks

Looks like it works!

Nice, well done. Cheers

Good jop Martin, Great work🤝💐

The Harris ad at the start of the wood turning video caused an illness in my stomach.

SIMPLEMENTE EXELENTE!!!

fine tool! grtngs!

Excellent video - I've watched this so many times. Going to make something similar as my lathe is also a similar size to yours. Some questions about lengths. You show the steel rod protruding 20" so I guess that bit was approx 24" in total. Plus the handle looks about 36in ??. Then your wood and steel plate trap. How much swing from centre line to back do you have ??, Id guess at 24in so that you can angle the shaft/handle to get under the shoulders of hollow forms. TIA

yes; it is delicate and fragile beauty. you have to hold it carefully. 🇮🇶

جميل جدا

great video/....i subscribe to your channel..... is there any chance of you doing a videoc can you do a video onthe rest of the hollowing tool that sits on the late and helpsto control the hollowing tool

Hi Martin ,Could you tell me what gauge steel you used for the scraper and what grade steel used for the cutting profile ,thanks Damien

Dude, thats awesome!!! where did you get the cobalt steel from???

I have question. I'm definitely not an expert having never turned anything on a wood lathe. But wouldn't it be better to put the set screw on the top of the cutting tool so that the force from the work piece pushed the tool into the larger surface of the drilled hole instead of pushing it into the set screw? Or maybe the set screw acts like a fulcrum to push the back end of the cutting tool against the deeper part of the hole? Or maybe it doesn't make a difference at all? Like I said, I'm no expert.