You may already own a proform and want to extend your capabilities
The Pro-Forme Hollowing tool by Woodcut Tools is one of the finest free-hand, end grain/hollow form turning tools on the market. The Pro-Forme range of hollowing tools are designed for larger scale projects. There are three different heads within the range, Straight, Slightly Bent and Bent. The range can be purchased individually or in kits, Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced, these kits include a Pro-Master handle.
And Now Instead of buying 3 Proform shafts and cutters we now offer combinations of handle with straight shaft and cutter plus combinations of
1:Pro-Forme Hollowing Kit #1 (handle, straight shaft with cutter) Plus PSSLT Slight bent 5/8 shaft with no cutter $479.45
2: Pro-Forme Hollowing Kit #1 (handle, straight shaft with cutter) Plus PSBNT bent 5/8 shaft with no cutter $493.50
3:Pro-Forme Hollowing Kit #1 (handle, straight shaft with cutter) Plus PSSLT slight bent shaft with no cutter and PSBNT bent shaft with no cutter $612.50
4:Pro-Forme Hollowing Kit #1 (handle, straight shaft with cutter) $359.50
Shafts also Sold separately with no cutters
5: PSSTR Straight shaft no cutter $105.50
6: PSSLT Slight bent shaft with no cutter $119.95
7: PSBNT bent shaft with no cutter $134.50
Accessories sold separately
8: PROHAN Promaster 20” 508mm spigot-ended handle to take 5/8 shafts
9: PHDC Profome Power head No Brass cap
10: PHD Proforme Head complete with brass cap
11: PSCR Proforme scraper head with 2 cutters
12: SPSC Spare Proforme Scraper Cutters
13: CUPPH Pro-Forme Flexi CUPPH with M2 HSS cutters
The Pro-Forme Hollowing tool is one of the finest free-hand, end grain/hollow form turning tools on the market since 1995. The cutter is specifically designed for hollowing with many unique features. Designed for larger scale projects, there are three different heads within the range, Straight, Slightly Bent and Bent and all the kits include a Pro-Master handle.
Widely recognized as the best hollowing tool available.
"Produce shavings, not dust!"
STARTER KIT
The Starter Kit includes the Pro-Forme Straight Shaft, cutter head and Pro-Master Handle. The straight shaft is designed to produce the opening and remove the wood down the sides and across the bottom of the vessel.
INTERMEDIATE KIT
The Intermediate Kit is the most popular Pro-Forme Hollowing kit option. It includes the Pro-Forme Straight and Bent Shafts with cutter heads and a Pro-Master Handle. The straight shaft is designed to produce the opening and remove the wood down the sides and across the bottom of the vessel. The Bent shaft is for cutting under the shoulder of the hollow form.
ADVANCED KIT
The Advanced Kit includes the Pro-Forme Straight, Slightly Bent and Bent Shafts with cutter heads and a Pro-Master Handle. This kit is the ultimate combination for the serious hollow form turner. The straight shaft is designed to produce the opening and remove the wood down the sides and across the bottom of the vessel. The slight bent head for wood removal from the shoulder and down the sides. The Bent shaft is for cutting under the shoulder of the hollow form.
THE PRO-FORME CUTTER HEAD
The Woodcut Tools Pro-Forme cutter head, also known as the Power head, has been specifically designed for hollowing. Woodcut Tools founder, Ken Port, was frustrated by the generic hollowing tool scrapers on the market, so, after many years of design consideration, prototypes and hollowing the Power head cutter was formed.
It features a unique parabolic shape, influenced by Parisian textile. This parabolic shape has a narrownose which is uniquely designed to cut end grain cleanly. The large outside curve is designed to cut the face grain on the side of the vessel creating wide shavings. The cutter is specifically designed to release the shavings efficiently, commonly referred to by Phil Irons as the "big exhaust", unlike many of the other hollowing tools on the market with round cutters which create an inefficient 'U" shape exit. The precisely designed bevel is uniquely designed to smoothly and effortlessly produce elegant curly shavings. The cutter is made of M2 HSS and delivered hollow ground. The brass gauge features a crisp edge and can be easily adjusted to control how much wood is cut and to prevent dig-ins.
Woodcut Tools recommends the cutter is regularly sharpened, for guidelines on how to sharpen the cutter please refer to page 6 of the User Manual or video below.
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