Description
The 1/4″ Niclot Mini Hollowers are for anyone interested in making small forms up to approx. 3″ deep. Sold as a set (straight and bent tool).
Why choose the Niclot Mini Hollowers?
- Designed by Laurent Niclot of France, known for his small hollow forms and miniature teapots.
- Small but durable, made from M2 High Speed Steel.
- 1/4″ Diameter with a 1/2″ shaft, a perfect fit for our Blue Super Tool Handle.
- Designed to be used by hand or in the Stabilizer (Stabilizer Adapter Required)
- Easy to sharpen. Watch a short video on sharpening here.
- Not all bent tools are created equally. Our Bent tool is designed so that the cutter is located on center with the shaft of the tool. This eliminates the rotary torque often associated with the hollowing process as long as you keep the tool rest behind the bent part of the tool .
- Designed by a woodturner for woodturners and made in our Fort Collins, Colorado shop.
A note on sharpening: Unlike our other hollowing tools, the Niclot Mini Hollowers do not have a replaceable tip, they are just too small to allow for that. However with careful sharpening these tools should last you thousands of mini forms. Watch a short video on sharpening them here.
Length of Straight Tool: 5.125″ (including shank – 7.375″) / Overall Length of Bent Tool: 4.875″ (including shank – 7.125″)
Approximate Hollowing Depth: 3″
Don’t forget a handle. We recommend a 16″ Handle, like our Blue Super Tool Handle (included in a “Super Set”).
Fred Johnson –
Great for hollower small ornament
Art Liestman (verified owner) –
Well made, excellent small hollowers!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Very nice mini tools!
Clinton Compton (verified owner) –
Purchased to make small hollow forms and they are working great.
Zane Wingard (verified owner) –
I am thoroughly pleased with the new Laurent Niclot Mini Hollowers I got from Trent and Laurent. It allows me to get to difficult places in a vessel and still be able to use the stabilizer and visualizer or laser beam. The tools are solid, stable and effective. They are a valued addition to our collection of Trent’s tools. Thanks Trent and Laurent!
Ron B. (verified owner) –
Typical Trent Bosch high quality. Received sharp and ready to go. Only used once so far, but they prove to be an excellent purchase.
Robert V. (verified owner) –
I all ready had a TB hollowing system but I needed small tool for doing Christmas ornaments. They worked perfectly, highly recommend them for small projects.
Todd S. –
These are typical Trent Bosch tools. Very well made and reliable. These work FANTASTIC for ornaments (small hollow-forms). I let a student use one of these tools the other day and I believe he will be placing an order due to the ease of getting a ornament hollowed out with the tools.
Kent Williams (verified owner) –
I’m looking forward to making some pierced/hollowed Christmas ornaments with these tools.
Tom Albrecht –
Like all of the products that Bosch makes, these hollowing tools are precision made, excellent quality, and well thought out— that being said, they are pleasure to use and filled a gap in my tooling/creative ability.
ROBERT R. (verified owner) –
Well made tools for hollowing small ornaments, and a great value.
Dave (verified owner) –
Great for those little hollow forms and getting in small spaces. I like that they fit in the handles I already have.
Rick Orr (verified owner) –
Great small hollowing tools.
Nathan Ward (verified owner) –
Great set of tools. I’ve been very happy with all of my Trent Bosch tools and this set is no exception.
Paul K. (verified owner) –
Delivery was quick and these tools were perfect for the job that I was doing. If you are doing a small hollow form, these are the right tool for the job.
Bill Beebe –
The size is perfect for the spirit forms I have been turning. Everything else is too large especially at the shoulder.
Richard Sommerfelt (verified owner) –
have not used them extensively, but have experimented a little and I think they will perform as expected
LIONEL J. (verified owner) –
Work great and enable me to make use of those smaller pieces of good-looking wood that would otherwise end up in the trash. It’s also nice to be able to finish a hollow form in a short time.
Ric R. (verified owner) –
Best Mini Hollowers for the money!
Robert W. –
Wonderful set of small hollowers. The handle is very comfortable and the length is perfect to control the small tool tip. I’m not a huge fan of the Allen keys to secure the tool tip.
John W. –
Nice sharp tools for working on the small side of turning. Sharpening will be a learning curve.
Kevin Jesequel –
I loved using these in a recent class Laurent gave for my club. He sold out before I could get my hands on a set. Glad to pick them up now and get another handle I can use with one of my gouges when I’m not hollowing.
Steve Kindel (verified owner) –
Supercool!
Kory Bricker (verified owner) –
Favorite tool for hollowing mini hollow forms
John K. (verified owner) –
Great tools for small turnings.
Mark Straley (verified owner) –
Excellent customer service.
Jon (verified owner) –
Ditto.
Alan Weinberg (verified owner) –
Great tools that make hollowing the shoulder so much easier. So happy to have them and service is great. When one broke on desert ironwood, it was quickly replaced at no charge!
Paul Daunno (verified owner) –
Excellent tools and very well made. I made my own handles out of mahogany for these and really enjoy using them. They have been extremely helpful in my pursuit to learn how to hollow globe ornaments.