Alex Solla on wed 28 may 08
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Lee said:
I saw on the wall by
the book display, what I thought were Dolan tools. I was sad to hear
Dolan went out of business, especially after my pear shaped tool wore
out after about 15 years of use. I saw it on the wall and snatched
one up! Only to see printed on the side, Kemper! I was told they
just came in today
Last month I ordered a few of these new Kemper tools from Axner. They arrived and went straight onto the pile of trimming tools for an intense couple of days of trimming. They are mighty close to being as good as the Dolan tools, but there are some noteable differences.
The biggest difference is that they simply arent anywhere near as sharp. The angle of the bevel on the tool is just not the same. So for each of the 4 tools I bought I had to spend about 5-10 min reshaping and sharping on a slow-speed finish sander with 200grit paper. Then I could really sharpen them on some 1000grit wet-dry sandpaper.
After that, they were wonderful. I miss Dolan. Didnt have to monkey about with sharpening for a LONG time. Somehow they just sort of self-sharpened. Might touch them up once a season.
Next up is testing those funky Lime Green ones!
cheers,
Alex Solla
Cold Springs Studio Pottery
4088 Cold Springs Road
Trumansburg, NY 14886
web: www.coldspringsstudio.com
blog: http://oohmyheck.blogspot.com/
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Lee said:
I saw on the wall by
the book display, what I thought were Dolan tools. I was sad to hear
Dolan went out of business, especially after my pear shaped tool wore
out after about 15 years of use. I saw it on the wall and snatched
one up! Only to see printed on the side, Kemper! I was told they
just came in today Last month I ordered a few of these new Kemper tools from Axner. They arrived and went straight onto the pile of trimming tools for an intense couple of days of trimming. They are mighty close to being as good as the Dolan tools, but there are some noteable differences. The biggest difference is that they simply arent anywhere near as sharp. The angle of the bevel on the tool is just not the same. So for each of the 4 tools I bought I
had to spend about 5-10 min reshaping and sharping on a slow-speed finish sander with 200grit paper. Then I could really sharpen them on some 1000grit wet-dry sandpaper. After that, they were wonderful. I miss Dolan. Didnt have to monkey about with sharpening for a LONG time. Somehow they just sort of self-sharpened. Might touch them up once a season. Next up is testing those funky Lime Green ones! cheers, Alex Solla Cold Springs Studio Pottery 4088 Cold Springs Road Trumansburg, NY 14886 .
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Lee Love on wed 28 may 08
On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Alex Solla wrote:
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> The biggest difference is that they simply arent anywhere near as sharp.
I haven't used mine yet, but I am happy to hear they aren't
super sharp. I use the loop tool for trimming soft, when a very
sharp tool doesn't work. When I need a sharp tool, I use my Japanese
Kanna, that I can shave with. But those are for dryer trimming.
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Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
http://claycraft.blogspot.com/
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is
rounded with a sleep." --PROSPERO Tempest Shakespeare
James and Sherron Bowen on wed 28 may 08
I normally trim when pots are very soft. the only tool that works well for
that are the wire loop tools. All the tools with a cutting edge gum up.
Jim.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Love"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: New Pro-line Kemper Tools - not quite Dolan
> On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 10:32 AM, Alex Solla wrote:
>
>>
>> The biggest difference is that they simply arent anywhere near as sharp.
>
> I haven't used mine yet, but I am happy to hear they aren't
> super sharp. I use the loop tool for trimming soft, when a very
> sharp tool doesn't work. When I need a sharp tool, I use my Japanese
> Kanna, that I can shave with. But those are for dryer trimming.
>
> --
> Lee Love in Minneapolis
> http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
> http://claycraft.blogspot.com/
>
> "We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is
> rounded with a sleep." --PROSPERO Tempest Shakespeare
>
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