Wednesday's Wisdom For Woodturners April 16, 2025

[lew]

 

 

 

Our Patriot Turners-

From OFF The Lathe, @User74 posted a lovely two species, pedestal bowl.

Check out his post for mor images and the great comments by our members-

 

What’s Coming Up-

If you missed last Friday's Tool Talk from Cindy Drozda, It is available on YouTube-

 

Todd Raines, from All Things Woodturning, will be hosting a free online demonstration where he will turn small pieces of oak burl.

Click on the image for the link to registration-

 

 

For The Newbies-

Learning to sharpen your traditional HSS tools can be daunting. Mike Waldt demonstrates how to get the profile correct and throws in some other great tips.

 

Tomislav Tomasic turns a small bowl in this video. His method of reverse chucking is similar to that used by Richard Raffan. 

 

Expand Your Horizons-

If we have a theme this week, it's all about sharpening. Mike Waldt's emphasis was on creating a symmetrical grind. This video, from Richard Raffan, demonstrates creating an asymmetrical grind and why it could be beneficial.

 

Richard demonstrated how this specialty grind is used-

 

Mike Peace reviews the Camvac dust collector from Record Power-

 

Turning Time With Easy Wood Tools-

This week the spotlight is on Easy Wood Tools' Rougher.

 

The Rougher is excellent for creating tenons, turning blanks from square to round and removing material quickly. It is available in a wide range of sizes. The Pro version, the largest, is 28.5" long, Full Size at 24.5", Mid-size at 21", Mini at 16", Easy Start at 12.5" and the Micro at 9.25".

The Roughers can use both regular and negative rake cutters as well as the square and radiused cutters. The Mid, Mini and Easy Start tools accommodate the new Beading Cutters.

It didn't take long for bowl turners to realize that the radiused cutter produces an almost flawless surface on the outside of a bowl. Practically eliminating the need for sanding!

The original EWT Rougher in action-

 

For those of you in Canada. Click on the image for the link

 

 

 

And finally-

 

New Turning Items-

I never have much success with rattle can lacquer. This new stuff from Craft Supplies USA may be the answer-

 

Turning accessories and project items for sale. Click on the image for the link-

 

Bandsaw blade for woodturners-

Highland Woodworking

 

Everything Else-

Safe turning

 

 

[Gerald]

Thanks for the post Lew. Sorry I have not contributed much lately but will probably be like that for the next 6 plus months as we signed a contract today for building a house. I hace already signed and paid deposit for the shop. Just been waiting on the permit.

[HandyDan]

Thanks Lew.  Great post.

[John Morris]

Awesome Lew! And thank you again for highlighting our sponsor EWT!

By the participation of this topic this week, looks like the weather must of been good this week!  

[lew]

@Gerald  Thank You! Looks like you have your hands full with the move!

 

@HandyDan  Thanks!

 

@John Morris  Thank You! I think folks are itching to get out into the sunshine and somewhat warmer weather.