Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners April 28, 2021

[lew]

Hard to believe but only two more days left in April! Really looking forward to summer weather.

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@Gerald gave us a peek at his shop made parting tool. Unlike a lot of parting tools, this one cuts cleanly.

 

Gerald explains how he created this tool, in his post-

 

 

@RustyFN posted his almost completed combination bowl. This one is a beauty and combines multiple disciplines.

 

Rusty got lots of positive comments on his work. You can read them in this update to his original thread-

 

Rusty also provide a bit of sage advice. It is self explanatory-

 

 

@AndrewB is finishing up a pepper mill in which he combined 2 species. They really look nice together-

 

Andrew explains more about this turning in this posting-

Andrew also mentioned his wishes to improve his dust collection. Maybe you have some ideas that he could incorporate.

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

 

Click on the above image for the link to registration

 

 

For The Newbies-

Sanding is one way to remove tool marks. However, a better way is to avoid them as much as possible. Here's a video explaining the possible causes of the marks and what you can so to help reduce them during the turning process-

 

 

This is another video in the beginners series, from Mike Waldt. This one on scrapers, negative rake grinds and parting tools. It's rather long as it is from his live presentation.-

 

 

Although aimed at the Record Power Midi Lathe, most of the maintenance tips in this video can be applied to just about any lathe-

 

 

Craft Supplies USA has been publishing a beginners series of woodturning videos by Dale Nish. This one is turning a bowl from a dried blank-

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

Lyle Jamieson shows us the thought process for designing and turning a natural edge hollow vessel.

 

 

The other week we posted some information on purchasing already made wooden threads for lidded projects. With a little practice and a couple of tools, you can create them yourself, as Mike Peace explains-

 

Within Mike's video, he references this from Allan Batty

 

 

 

New Turning Items-

Couldn't find anything interesting this week, so hang on to that stimulus check!

 

 

Everything Else-

Tim Yoder is having fun with this project to be gifted to a friend

 

 

Rick Turns' list of woodturning YouTube videos from last week-

 

 

I finished up the little natural edge bowl I had been messing with. I like the shape but I think I can do better by using less of the logs diameter and making the piece a little longer. I think that will give the piece a flatter more pleasing look. Anyway, used wipe on gloss poly for this one. I'm getting better at making the walls thinner, too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Safe turning and stay well

 

 

 

 

[RustyFN]

Thanks Lew. A lot of great information as usual.

[Gunny]

Wow !!!!! Lots of good stuff, nice work @lew

[AndrewB]

Another nice post @lew, I would have gotten to it a bit sooner on posting here how ever I've been putting together the new stand for the table saw.  So far so good.

[Gerald]

Good one Lew. Just be patient on turning thin to get there, but it looks like you are there.

[John Morris]

Thank you sir!

[HandyDan]

Seems like two weeks worth of content here.  Your bowl looks great.  If light passes through it it is thin enough.

[lew]

@RustyFN Thank You!

 

@Gunny Thanks!

 

@AndrewB Thank You! Looking forward to seeing the new saw setup.

 

@Gerald Thanks! Most of my stuff is utilitarian. I have to remember when making thin walls to start thin at the rim and work my way down to the bottom, keeping the walls thin as I go.

 

@John Morris Thank You!

 

@HandyDan Thanks!

[AndrewB]

@lew its all set up posted pictures in time to buy a dewalt again thread.