Bowlsaver Max4

In keeping with Woodcut Tools values our objective is to always offer the best possible product. With customer feedback on the Max3 the Woodcut Tools team decided to improve on the Max3 with an even better design.
In collaboration with Ken Port and an international team of turners, Woodcut Tools have designed, tested and developed, over many years, the latest bowlcoring product, the Max4.

Knives

• Three zinc plated knives supplied that support a cut size from 75mm (3") to 450mm (18") diameter. Each knife is shaped to a radius and is supplied with a precision sharpened Stellite cutter.
• The large knife uniquely features a concave shape that provides solid support for the knife without the need of an additional tool rest for the knife that can be complex to operate, especially with natural edged bowls, therefore making bowl coring simple for the turner.
• Knifes are manufactured from high performance steel that is proven to retain shape and therefore ensure a lifetime of efficient bowl coring.

Platform

• Bowl coring will apply pressure to the platform, especially if the wood is hard and dense. The Max4 is therefore made from precision machined cast aluminum and steel that is anodised to last and support turners to successfully core bowls small or large, wet or dry.
• When coring large bowls the knife experiences immense downward pressure, to prevent the knife from twisting, the top of the large knife is supported by a machined steel post and the bottom of the lower knife is supported by a bearing.

Tail stock

• Machined No 2 Morse Taper is supplied to enable integration of the Max4 product with the lathe tail stock and therefore ensures a stable bowl coring platform.
• 3/8 - 16” threaded rod supplied to provide integrated support and stability from the No 2 Morse Taper to the Lathe tail stock.

Handle

• Supplied with a 20” long handle that features double skin steel and 8 ½” long foam grip to support the turner.
• The 20” long handle uniquely features a spigot that supports an additional handle for further handle length and leverage if needed.

Versatile

• A simple adjustment of the tail stock slide on the platform will support the turner to core the shape of the bowl they require.

Support

• Detailed user guide including, ready to use, planning templates to support the turner to successfully core a nest of bowls straight away.

• Base platform footprint: 9 ¾” long (measured from front edge of base plate to tail stock assembly and excluding 20” long handle) x 8 ¼” wide
• Weight: 9kg / 19 ½” pounds
• Height: 150mm from Shaft collar to top of rotation post

Operating requirements

• Minimum 1.5 HP lathe with flat bed.
• Swing of 16” to 25”.
• Your local Woodcut Tools dealer will assist you to select the tool post size to enable the Bowlsaver Max4 to mount with your lathe.

• 3 x high strength steel zinc plated knifes with pre-sharpened Stellite cutters
• 20” long handle
• Platform
• No 2 Morse Taper
• Detailed user guide
• Planning templates
• 3/8 - 16” Threaded rod
• Kit bag of all Hex keys required to fasten
• A tool post is required to fit the product to your lathe.

WHY STELLITE? - While bowl coring the cutter will probably need to withstand shocks caused by knots and defects in the wood. To minimise sanding the turner will also want to produce an excellent finish off the tool. Given the wide range of cutter options available, including Carbide, Woodcut Tools researched what cutters worked well in sawmill operations. Woodcut Tools established that Stellite was commonly used for saw tipped bandsaws and recognised for the unique ability to withstand shocks from knots, stones and nails in the wood. Proven on hard and soft woods also delivering an excellent wood finish and experience a long operational life with great wear resistance. The Stellite cutter can be hollow ground. Each Bowlsaver blade includes a Stellite cutter.

• The Stellite cutter supplied with the Woodcut Bowlsaver range is supplied sharpened and features a straight front edge that enables the cutter to be simply sharpened with a diamond hone. A negative rake can be created on the top front edge of the cutter for cutting hard wood.

• To prevent wood material from impacting the cutter as it cuts, the Stellite cutter crushes the wood shavings. The cutter can be sharpened with a hollow grind.

Why are the Stellite cutters welded onto the blades? The answer is simple, Stellite is simply too hard to create a screw hole in it. T his density provides the resilience and long life for the cutter.

A Bowlsaver Light guide is also available as an additional purchase.