Thread: Turning beads with skew chisel.

Originally Posted by dai sensei

Turning a cove with a skew is crazy IMHO. Apart from only having 2 points of contact for support in lieu of rubbing the bevel, as you are not cutting in the direction of the cut you want, there is the tendency to cut too deep.

It's on .... a skew show down ... Philip island or some where else close by



Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Here's what I'm talking about, so very hard to take really fine cuts, although would depend on the size of cove and length of bevel on your skew
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Originally Posted by dai sensei

Here's what I'm talking about, so very hard to take really fine cuts, although would depend on the size of cove and length of bevel on your skew
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Agreed for a tight small cove a skew does not do it but a longer cove or bead rolled into a cove then a skew works well.

For the initial cut to begin a cove such as you have illustrated no chisel allows you to ride the bevel imo, but hey I'm hapoy to be corrected.

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by dr4g0nfly

This is Steve Jones, a UK production woodturner turning 51 beads with a skew.

My network does not allow streaming atm but will watch this Monday night

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by dr4g0nfly

This is Steve Jones, a UK production woodturner turning 51 beads with a skew.

Interesting how he cuts one semi bead then cuts the other (opposing half) one, rather than going along and cutting all the semi beads one way then the other semi beads the other. Surly that'd be a quicker way to go?

Originally Posted by artful bodger

Interesting how he cuts one semi bead then cuts the other (opposing half) one, rather than going along and cutting all the semi beads one way then the other semi beads the other. Surly that'd be a quicker way to go?

Maybe, but probably easier to keep them symmetric his way, by developing a rhythm back and forth.

Cheers,
Joe