Few months back I spent some slushy money and bought these lathe tools from @Jim from Easy Wood Tools.  Of course I had other projects running that kept me from doing any lathe stuff.  Being done with that I finally got some quality turning time using these new chisels.  Very nice.  No sharpening prep just ready to go.  Wow, very quickly I was down to round, and in short time I was about done shaping.  Very little sanding, and I am by no means a pro turner, not even amateur, more like tinkerer.  Enough to be dangerous maybe.  These are two goblets? I dunno, just the base for a wine glass I will cut the stem for tomorrow.  

 

 

 

Super!

 

Those Easy Wood Tools make turning a real pleasure!!!

3 minutes ago, lew said:

Those Easy Wood Tools make turning a real pleasure!!!

Oh yeah.  Now my halfwit tool for burning a line that needs some upgrading. 

Really nice turning and great lamination.  Also, like the finish.  

Another success story!  So glad you enjoyed the tools, you made my day!

Nice turning. Nice tool review. Whatcha using to burn the lines? 8 gauge wire? 

Nice work.  What did you use for a finish?  I like it.

I also love their tools. I would really like to be able to afford one of their chucks.

 I switched to carbide turning tools and still use them 99% of the time. I especially like my EW parting tool. No more ruining a great turning tool by mis-sharpening it. There is a learning curve using carbide and it took me a while. I use the mini lathe carbide tools and really like them. I have not used the hollowing tools for a good reason, I've tried with conventional tools and failed. I didn't want to invest in carbide hollowing tools, if I'm not smart enough to do it right, guess I should take lessons the next time a pro comes to my area. 

 I also sharpen my carbide cutters on a flat diamond hone. It does a great job, if you don't wait too long and dull it up badly before you try.

 

One big lesson I learned the hard way.......carbide tools chip/dull badly........when pushed into a spinning chuck. 

13 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Nice turning. Nice tool review. Whatcha using to burn the lines? 8 gauge wire? 

Some 12 gauge I had handy.  Have to work on a tool for this that lets me increase the tension.  Small side project.

 

12 hours ago, HandyDan said:

Nice work.  What did you use for a finish?  I like it.

Shellawax, stuff works great for pens.  Gave it a try and was pleased with the results.   

 

Spun down 3 more bases this evening.  Amazing how much faster the process went.  I never really paid attention to the time but when I came out this evening I had only been in the shop at the lathe for an hour.  Of course now I have used up all my blanks I had prepared for a quick gift just in case.  So tomorrow I best be getting to making some more laminations.  

You might try piano wire or guitar strings (wound type) . Stay away from galvanized as it does not last long at all. I have been using piano wire over 4 years and no breaks.

11 minutes ago, Gerald said:

You might try piano wire or guitar strings (wound type) . Stay away from galvanized as it does not last long at all. I have been using piano wire over 4 years and no breaks.

Had not thought of that.  I did bring home some welding wire from work this afternoon.  

Very nice Gunny, what type of wood was used?

4 hours ago, Cal said:

Very nice Gunny, what type of wood was used?

Mahogany and maple.  The next few have some purpleheart in the stem.  

What is the shaft the piece is mounted on?  I'm thinking it is a pen mandrel but it looks bigger.

Just now, HandyDan said:

What is the shaft the piece is mounted on?  I'm thinking it is a pen mandrel but it looks bigger.

8mm pen shaft, and in the picture I have some bushings hanging off the end so it looks like a larger diameter.  Some oddball I had to buy to make a series of click pens.  I found that for making these bases this works great, at least for me.  Once turned I plug the bottom and then pour epoxy into the top and insert the wine glass stem.  

On 12/10/2019 at 8:04 AM, Gene Howe said:

Nice turning. Nice tool review. Whatcha using to burn the lines? 8 gauge wire? 

Ya gotta run 60 amps through that just to get it warm.