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In collaboration with Ken Port and an international team of turners, Woodcut Tools have designed, tested and developed, over many years, the latest Woodcut bowl coring product, the Max4.
Turning a bowl from a large blank presents the turner with some interesting issues. Not least the amount of useful timber wasted in the form of shavings when hollowing the interior. The Woodcut Tools Bowlsaver Max4 enables you to produce more than just one bowl from a single large blank. What may at first sight look complicated is in fact simple to use. The unique design offers easy adjustment in order to core a range of bowl shapes and sizes with the three knives included. With the Max4 you can core bowls from 3” up to 18” diameter.
The platform is cast aluminium and mild steel, precision machined and anodised coated. It is designed to successfully manage the pressures of the coring process whether small or large bowls, wet or dry wood. A suitable tool post to fit your lathe is required for the platform. The Max4 includes a 2MT Tailstock mount, which provides additional stability. A threaded rod is supplied as a drawbar to provide integrated extra support and stability from the tailstock helping to reduce vibration.
The three knives are manufactured from high performance steel that is proven to retain shape and therefore ensure a lifetime of efficient bowl coring. Each knife includes a Stellite cutter. Stellite is also used with industrial bandsaw blades, proven to be long lasting and hard wearing. The tips are easily hollow grind sharpened with CBN or a diamond hone, and can be replaced if ever required.
The Max knife uniquely features a concave shape that provides solid support for the knife without the need of an additional tool rest, that can be complex to operate, especially with natural edged bowls, therefore making bowl coring simple for the turner. The Max knife also has additional support from a machined steel post and a bearing in order to minimise twist especially when coring hard, dense wood.
The 20” (510mm) long steel handle with a foam grip offers maximum control. The end of the handle features a spigot to fit an additional handle if further leverage is required.
The Woodcut Tools Bowlsaver Max4 includes everything you need to start coring bowls from 3” up to 18” in diameter, including a detailed guide and ready to use, planning templates, to successfully core a nest of bowls straight away. All packed in a large foam lined box, providing convenient storage when not in use. A Bowlsaver Light guide is also available as an additional purchase.
Knives
Platform
Tail stock
Handle
Versatile
Support
Dimensions (approximate)
Operating requirements
In collaboration with Ken Port and an international team of turners, Woodcut Tools have designed, tested and developed, over many years, the latest Woodcut bowl coring product, the Max4.
Turning a bowl from a large blank presents the turner with some interesting issues. Not least the amount of useful timber wasted in the form of shavings when hollowing the interior. The Woodcut Tools Bowlsaver Max4 enables you to produce more than just one bowl from a single large blank. What may at first sight look complicated is in fact simple to use. The unique design offers easy adjustment in order to core a range of bowl shapes and sizes with the three knives included. With the Max4 you can core bowls from 3” up to 18” diameter.
The platform is cast aluminium and mild steel, precision machined and anodised coated. It is designed to successfully manage the pressures of the coring process whether small or large bowls, wet or dry wood. A suitable tool post to fit your lathe is required for the platform. The Max4 includes a 2MT Tailstock mount, which provides additional stability. A threaded rod is supplied as a drawbar to provide integrated extra support and stability from the tailstock helping to reduce vibration.
The three knives are manufactured from high performance steel that is proven to retain shape and therefore ensure a lifetime of efficient bowl coring. Each knife includes a Stellite cutter. Stellite is also used with industrial bandsaw blades, proven to be long lasting and hard wearing. The tips are easily hollow grind sharpened with CBN or a diamond hone, and can be replaced if ever required.
The Max knife uniquely features a concave shape that provides solid support for the knife without the need of an additional tool rest, that can be complex to operate, especially with natural edged bowls, therefore making bowl coring simple for the turner. The Max knife also has additional support from a machined steel post and a bearing in order to minimise twist especially when coring hard, dense wood.
The 20” (510mm) long steel handle with a foam grip offers maximum control. The end of the handle features a spigot to fit an additional handle if further leverage is required.
The Woodcut Tools Bowlsaver Max4 includes everything you need to start coring bowls from 3” up to 18” in diameter, including a detailed guide and ready to use, planning templates, to successfully core a nest of bowls straight away. All packed in a large foam lined box, providing convenient storage when not in use. A Bowlsaver Light guide is also available as an additional purchase.
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, which can be replaced if ever required.
- 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.
Dimensions (approximate)
- 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.
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Email: sales@woodcut-tools.com
Fax: +64 6 875 1067
Woodcut Tools Limited
Hawkes Bay
New Zealand
Terms & Conditions
Privacy Policy
Refund Policy
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