February 2020 – Matt Monaco – Channel Islands Woodturners

Jim R. demonstrating captive scraper system to Cabrillo mentors during break

Matt Monaco from Missouri – all-day demo focusing on tool technique. Website is monacobowls.com

Cut to show wall thickness – He sands when surface is just dry enough to not clog paper

“Wood Pottery” – very thin in Silver Maple

All the wood used today in demo is Avocado – First project is beading demo with his special gouge grind

Avocado blank for second project: shallow bowl

Tenon should be shorter than jaws, and jaws should be snug against bottom of bowl

Matt’s custom shape achieved by freehand grinding. Has straighter wings and smaller tip

Freehand (“Naked”) grinding. He grinds from wing to tip, both right and left handed

Comparison of grinds – middle is his preferred

Cutting downhill – against the grain is do-able with this grind

The micro bevel on “bottom feeder” gouge

On screw chuck – Cut off beads and repurpose as jam chuck and, later, hollowform

Hollowing scraper – Keep tip rotated down so won’t catch

Curved hollowing scraper tool to get around corner

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