Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners October 6, 2021

[lew]

Just a reminder, please add tags when you make a post. Tags help others locate similar subject matter when doing a search of our forum.

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

@HandyDan gave us some great tips on reverse chucking a bowl when finishing off the bowl bottom-

 

Dan explains his method in this post-

 

 

@smitty10101 Posed a question about end grain tear out when turning a bowl. This started a great discussion on the various causes of tear out and how to minimize it.

 

Check out Smitty's post for all the input-

 

PLEASE CHECK THE "FOR THE NEWBIES" SECTION FOR ADDITIONAL REFERENCES ON END GRAIN TEAROUT

 

Unfortunately, Smitty, could have used Dan's technique for revers chucking. His bowl became airborne and didn't fare too well-

 

Our members offered some suggestions to help prevent this from happening again.

 

 

@AndrewB turned a maple bowl. This turning blank has some awesome grain and Andrew did a beautiful job!

 

See his accompanying post for more about this turning-

 

 

@Fred W. Hargis Jr says he is a non-turner. Looking at this project, I think he is underrating his skills. 

 

 

Fred asked our forum for information on creating a lathe tool handle.

and then showed us his work-

 

Well done, Fred, well done!

 

 

What’s Coming Up-

Click on the following image for links to more information and registration-

 

 

If you are in the New Hampshire area, the Art Of Turning has several craft shows coming up

 

 

https://www.artofturning.com/

 

 

Not sure how many of our members use Facebook. If you have an account there, maybe this will be of interest-

 

The link for more information-

https://fb.watch/8sHnZ7Gg_I/

 

 

For The Newbies-

A nice article from Highland Woodworking covering Parting Tools- 

https://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodturning/parting-tool-options-for-woodturning.html?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Read+the+October+2021+Issue+of+Wood+News+Online&utm_campaign=October+2021+Wood+News&vgo_ee=SSZUGqILrYqLrMaaxASZAzpxdzkQNl9LgdxZ9pnzLRY%3D

 

 

Now about that end grain tear out, some resources that you may find helpful. Some are videos, some are articles-

https://turnawoodbowl.com/14-ways-to-avoid-wood-grain-tear-out-with-wooden-bowls/

 

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?285940-How-to-fix-end-grain-tearout-on-bowls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

A nice fall turning project from Tim Yoder-

 

 

Mike Peace posted a short video on DIY finishes. Some interesting perspectives-

 

 

New Turning Items-

Ruth Niles' news letter arrived this week. She has those really nice pizza cutters in stock. They make excellent gifts if you know a pizza lover!!  Who am I kidding- everyone loves pizza!!!!!!!!!!!

 

https://nilesbottlestoppers.com/

 

 

The folks at Spiracraft have partnered with Nova and Woodcut Tools. 

         

 

See more at-

https://spiracraft.com/?inf_contact_key=ca4abf70f183d368d7b987ce27196093

 

 

Don't forget, Woodturners Wonders offers group discounts for clubs-

 

https://woodturnerswonders.com/

 

 

Everything Else-

Recently, the turning community lost one of its well known turners. Braxton Wirthlin passed away from cancer.  I copied and pasted this from Ruth Niles's newsletter:

 

Our community suffered a tremendous loss last week when Braxton Wirthlin lost his battle with cancer. He was only 42 and left behind a wife (Melissa) and two small children. Father, husband, son, maker, and incredible friend to so many, Braxton was always willing to help, share, or lend a hand to anyone who needed it. As a gifted woodturner and maker, he inspired so many people and his joy and passion for the craft were evident to all who had the chance to interact with him. The woodturning community is both overcome with this loss, and overflowing with love for this man. Rest in Peace, Braxton. You are and will always be loved and your memory will be cherished forever.

 

 

 Carl Jacobson, in honor of Braxton, created this turning-

 

 

Rick Turns list of last week's turning videos on YouTube-

 

Safe turning and stay well

 

Edited October 6, 2021 by lew

[Gerald]

Thanks for the links

[forty_caliber]

Thank you Lew!  

 

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[FlGatorwood]

Thanks, Lew.  Another great and educational post.  I checked Ruth Niles website for pizza cutters since I ordered a couple last month from Rockler.  The ones from Rockler, well made and excellent quality is $25 each.  Not affordable from them anymore.  So, if I ever make another pizza cutter for a family member, I will shop around some.  I have seen the cutters with one side, but I like these because of the 2 sides.  Stronger.  

[HandyDan]

Liking the titles of this weeks videos.  Looking forward to watching them.  Thanks Lew.

[lew]

@Gerald  Thank You!

 

@forty_caliber  Thanks

 

@FlGatorwood Thank You! Ruth Niles' products are top of the line quality.

 

@HandyDan  Thanks!