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At a wood exchange I inherited a limb of aspen, not in great shape but worth turning and trying out my new deep hollowing system.

The vase is 7 inches tall and 5 inches in diameter finished with walnut oil and a thorough buffing.

The deep hollowing tool was provided by the Southern Woodturners to their members. Sorry, they are not selling them outside their club. However, they did a great job at a low cost.

They are about to change over from a laser mount to a camera. I had a USB inspection camera (source: Amazon – a long time ago) that I mounted to the laser mount and plugged into an old laptop. The built in Windows camera application then shows the position of the cutting tool. Before operation, I taped plastic to the computer screen and traced the outline of the cutter. Since the camera moves with the tool movement, I can see on the screen just where the cutter is that is inside the wood.

If you’ve used a laser for this purpose, try this out. You’ll never go back.

Sorry about the video of the computer screen. But, you’ll get the idea.

Enjoy!