Thread: Woodturning advice

You could try The wyoming Wood Turner or Alan Stratton

Couple of my favourites.
Anything by Alan and Stuart Batty. Alan is a master with the skew while Stuart's videos are more on bowl turning.
Robo Hippy (Reed Gray) has a number of good videos.
All the above are/have been professional turners. There are lots of bad vid's out there by amateurs that risk teaching you bad habits.

Tony

Welcome to the crazy world of woodturning - it's a great hobby and this forum is the ideal place to raise any queries or seek advice. As stated above, there are some really good videos but also some really bad (and sometimes downright dangerous) ones. Have you checked out the Knox District Woodies at nearby Ferntree Gully? They have woodturning on Monday mornings and Tuesday nights, so could be worth a visit.

Cheers, Gary H

Thanks guys, that was quick. Appreciate the need to not pick up bad habits. I have been impressed by Steve Jones and his work with the skew but found him hard to copy (perhaps that's why he has a disclaimer at the start)

I've found a couple of UK turners I regularly look in on with YouTube, and both are pretty good at posting some good basic beginner projects. They are Mike Waldt and Martin Sabine Smith. I have managed to pick up quite a few tips from them. Worth the look.

What are you looking for in particular?
There are videos on most everything. Basics? Spindle Turning? Bowl (face) turning? specific tools? project ideas?

just type in wood and find what works for you. Learning is the most important first up so put up with those idiots out there!

All of the above. Really enjoy spindle turning and have a brief go at one bowl. Freehand sharpening will help too

Stuart Batty was mentioned before; here is a link to his videos on Vimeo and most are 10-15 minutes. He covers most of the fundamentals and does not show any "projects" or specific tools in this series. https://vimeo.com/woodturning/videos...rmat:thumbnail

There some who cover tool use and presentation; some just spindle, some spindle and face, and there are others for just facework.
A few of them are Brian Havens, John Lucas, Lyle Jamieson (bowls), Carl Jacobson.
Many "project" videos are good but do not explain... just show and item being turned.

Capn' Eddie has a lot with how to such as making your own grinding jig for about $2.


This site may help, it list videos so you can look up specific tools, turners, projects, etc. Click on "videos" for a drop down. These are not rated as to safety or usefulness. For example there may be 8 on making whistles, some very good, some Ok, some not so much.
Wood working projects, articles, community and vendors for the lathe
If you click on "all channels" it list by subscriber count.

Thanks NCP. Love cap'n eddy

I appreciate your post was asking for recommendations of videos but may I suggest the best thing you can do if you are new to woodturning is to have a couple of days instruction from a professional woodturner. They will show you good practises, how to use your lathe and tools correctly, and a host of other things, which will all help you identify good and bad videos.

Thanks from such a long way away! Like many I'm time poor and it's easier to catch 10 mins here or there. Would love to get involved with a group/club at some point.

Originally Posted by Mountain Ash

Thanks guys, that was quick. Appreciate the need to not pick up bad habits. I have been impressed by Steve Jones and his work with the skew but found him hard to copy (perhaps that's why he has a disclaimer at the start)

Steve is an 8th generation woodturner, he was taught by his father and grandfather, and he's been turning professionally for over 35 years.
Don't be discouraged if you can't turn like him, very few can.

Umm, wow. No wonder! Thanks for the tip Mr Dragonfly