Thread: My Jumping Chisels,..

Nick,
You aren't the first to ask the same questions. Maybe the first one today. Loved your comment about knocking the ladder out from under one's self. I have people ask me all the time about taking down trees. I just tell them to go to You Tube and type in 'tree falling accidents'. If that doesn't scare them, then they are too stupid to deserve to live.....

Have fun. Sounds like you will have no problem keeping supplied with wood, and the turners at the local club will be best friends instantly.....

robo hippy

Originally Posted by TreeClimberNick

Thanks you guys SO much! I have to say...this is a little funny. I'm an arborist and have been on the arborist forums for about a decade. Every once in a while someone new comes in with some dumb questions and some of the guys really let him have it! Now, here I am showing how green I am!!!

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There is no such thing as a dump question. Most of us understand that people are at different levels of experiences and knowledge. Also welcome to the forum.

Originally Posted by Tim the Timber Turner

G'day Nick

I would be only too happy to personally teach you the basics of using a lathe.

Just send me a ticket and I'll be on my way.

Qantas business class preferred.

Cheers and good luck.

Tim

And you might have determined some on this forum like to joke a little.

Originally Posted by TreeClimberNick

I'm a new turner. I'm having a problem working the inside of my bowls. Can you have a look at this vid and tell me what I'm doing wrong...

Jumping Lathe Chisel - YouTube


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nick

Hi Nick,

Watch the videos in this playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...0Vh9VgxAbOTYxZ

Youtube wouldn't let me post it there in a comment.

Watch the videos in this playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...0Vh9VgxAbOTYxZ

1+ on the Lyle Jamieson videos. His full turning video is the best I have seen for explaining everything in detail. That is not to say others do things wrong, just maybe differently. I would try to learn one approach and then learn differences, maybe Grumbine, Jordan, Mahoney, and others. Turners have different approaches for tools, mounting methods, grinds, etc and many work as well as another. I know it can be confusing initially getting different approaches even though they all work.
For spindle work I would suggest Dave Hout’s Spindle Turning if you can find a copy.
This site has lots of links and they are vetted for safety. Just watching how others approach the same topic may help give you the basic but with the individual turners twist.
http://woodturningvideos.weebly.com/
I don’t disagree with any of the other suggestions either.

Originally Posted by NCPaladin

1+ on the Lyle Jamieson videos. His full turning video is the best I have seen for explaining everything in detail. That is not to say others do things wrong, just maybe differently. I would try to learn one approach and then learn differences, maybe Grumbine, Jordan, Mahoney, and others. Turners have different approaches for tools, mounting methods, grinds, etc and many work as well as another. I know it can be confusing initially getting different approaches even though they all work.
For spindle work I would suggest Dave Hout’s Spindle Turning if you can find a copy.
This site has lots of links and they are vetted for safety. Just watching how others approach the same topic may help give you the basic but with the individual turners twist.
http://woodturningvideos.weebly.com/
I don’t disagree with any of the other suggestions either.

His explanations are sharp and well presented. Being able to find them on YouTube was wonderful. I've ordered a DVD copy to have the whole thing. There are a number of great bowl turners out there, but what the say and show doesn't seem to stick as well in my mind as LJ's vids.

You guys are great! Thanks for sharing these resources!

I've become obsessed. At work I hurry so I can go home and practice. When it gets dark I watch videos on turning. I'm the organizing my garage to accommodate the lathe. I'm stock piling wood pieces salvaged from Los Angeles yards. Right now I have lemon, pomegranate, olive, plum, guava, ice cream bean tree, persimmon, cherimoya, and pecan. Hmmm- I think I have a preference for wood from fruit trees!

I'm excited to build my lathe stand. i bought a Kreg Universal Bench. Right now I'm using a table from our house and I have to bring it to the garage every day and clean it and put it back when I'm done. Can't wait to just roll the thing in place!

So thanks for the good info. Keep it coming. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to call my 11am client and see if they can meet at 10 so I can get home an hour earlier!


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nick

Not a problem, Nick. We're all hooked and swirling down that slippery slope that is wood turning.

When you get green wood, use a couple coats of plain old latex paint on the end grain to moderate the drying. That will cut down on the checking/cracking. There's some stuff called Anchor Seal that you can order from Woodcraft. It's ~USD$23 a gallon + shipping. It will seal the wood in one coat, leaving behind a waxy surface. If you score your latex paint from the "Opps" shelf at your local DIY home center, you can usually find a gallon of latex for USD$7-10.

An arborist and a turner...

That's like asking a fox to guard the hen house!

The other day I saw this neat tree and I said to my wife- "wow! Look at that crooked branch! I bet that wood grain would make a great bowl!"

Her response?

"That lathe has turned you into a monster!"

I will admit- my heart hurts less these days when a client expresses the desire to remove a tree.


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nick

Here's a bowl I made last week. It's lemon. The bottom sucks. I need to get some bigger jaws so I can fix it. Right now I "just" have the Nova G3. Is there something better I should consider? The one I bought is gonna get returned. To the store.

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nick

Originally Posted by TreeClimberNick

The other day I saw this neat tree and I said to my wife- "wow! Look at that crooked branch! I bet that wood grain would make a great bowl!"

Her response?

"That lathe has turned you into a monster!"

I will admit- my heart hurts less these days when a client expresses the desire to remove a tree.


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nick

Tell her, "my first wife said that."

Hah!!!! I'll let you know how it goes!


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nick

Nick, there is nothing wrong with the G3, for it's size, it's good for small to medium projects. To clean the bottom up, you can use "Cole" jaws, amongst other techniques. There are about 40 different Jaw sets for the Teknatool range. How about you also get a Supernova2 chuck and just buy more jaw sets.

What ever you do, you must be comfortable in doing it, if you have a feeling of unease about a technique, stop. Consult someone preferably, then look at it with the job piece mounted and lathe off, do a dry run.
Turning is a relatively safe hobby, when you know your limits, use PPE and don't try to rip the envelope
(Pushing the envelope is good, that is how we learn and improve, besides having artistic skill)

Thanks, Pat! I am considering the supernova2. I have a feeling I'll get it so I can try something different.

I'll google cole jaws to see what they are all about.

Here's a pomegranate (green) I just shaped

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And here is a Acacia melanoxylon that I rescued from the firewood pile. Sanded up to 400 grit, then finished with beeswax.

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I like it. It looks like its melting.


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nick

See: Finishing the base of a bowl

I like a jam chuck. See photos below. A groove in face plate mounted plywood or medium density fiberboard to snugly fit the rim. I made the groove too big and used pieces of tape to shim. Cloth or paper also works.

Fit bowl in and put tail center up to hold bowl in.Turn off and sand all but nubbin. Remove and cut off nubbin and sand and finish.

One can also tape the bowl on and finish the whole bottom. In this case I got tape goop on the bowl which I had to get off, removing part of the finish.

I bought the big jaws with rubber knobs for my Oneway chuck. The bowl was not perfectly centered and unless you have another chuck body changing jaws back and forth is a pain.