84° today in Harrisburg and then some snow maybe in northern PA over the weekend. You gotta love Pennsylvania weather.

 

Too much happening here for me to get to the lathe this week. I started a walnut, cheese and chip serving platter but haven't gotten back to it.

 

We  often feature Tim Yoder's turning videos here in the "Wednesday's..". Mr. Yoder will soon be releasing a DVD explaining/demonstrating various turning catches. This short video is a preview of the release. You'll notice Mr. Yoder  is dressed for protection!

 

Speaking of what can go wrong, Carl Jacobson posted a video of an incident while turning a bowl-

 

 

If you have a Facebook account, here's a video posted by Scott Phillips and the American Woodshop. Notice Mr. Phillips use turning tools from one of our most generous sponsors- Easy Wood Tools!  (The video appears for me but might not for other members without a Facebook account).There has been some discussion by our turners concerning the making of toy tops.

 

 

One of my favorite turners/woodworkers in Mr. David Reed Smith. He is not only a talented turner but a "jig junky" like me. He writes for More Woodturning Online but also publishes many of his creations/jigs on his own website- http://www.davidreedsmith.com/default.htm. In this recently published article, Mr. Smith demonstrates how to make several turning chuck clamps for turning centered or eccentric pieces. His narrative is directed towards a recent article in the above mentioned magazine but the chucks/clamps will work for any of this type of turnings. You can find his description at- http://www.davidreedsmith.com/Articles/Whistle/WhistleJigs/WhistleJigs.html

 

Safe Turning-

Thanks Lew.  There is a lot of exploring in your post this week.  The whistles really peaked my interest.

I look forward to this thread every week but this week is especially good. I will definitely check out the online magazine as I had no idea it even existed. Thanks Lew

 

Steve

Appreciate the link to small chucking ideas.

I find something new in your topic this week every time I take the time to look some more.  There is plenty here to see.

Tim Yoder is a nut.  I have enjoyed his show for years.  I still have his shows saved on my PVR from when he was on PBS.

Edited October 21, 20169 yr by HandyDan

Thanks for all of the kind comments, they are really appreciated!