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  1. 17th June 2009, 06:15 PM #1
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    Default Cranky grain and the skew chisel

    When spindle turning, I use the skew chisel as much as possible. This results in a nice, clean cut requiring little sanding however on timber such as blackwood and others especially with twisted grain, I sometines get tearout and I'll use a gouge or a scraper. Is there a technique that can be used with the skew that will allow you to work with grain that is not straight?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiger View Post
    When spindle turning, I use the skew chisel as much as possible. This results in a nice, clean cut requiring little sanding however on timber such as blackwood and others especially with twisted grain, I sometines get tearout and I'll use a gouge or a scraper. Is there a technique that can be used with the skew that will allow you to work with grain that is not straight?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiger View Post
    .................... Is there a technique that can be used with the skew that will allow you to work with grain that is not straight?
    Yep with Blackwood leave it in the rack and use a gouge - for some reason a skew just seems to tear out on Blackwood whereas a gouge will cut - sometimes a scraper tears out as well sometimes not.

    This applies to bowls as well as spindle work (including pens)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiger View Post
    When spindle turning, I use the skew chisel as much as possible. This results in a nice, clean cut requiring little sanding however on timber such as blackwood and others especially with twisted grain, I sometines get tearout and I'll use a gouge or a scraper. Is there a technique that can be used with the skew that will allow you to work with grain that is not straight?
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    You can try a fine peeling cut but your skew will need to be verrrry sharp. Burr honed off.
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    As said above your skew needs to be very sharp
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    Thanks, Grumpy, good info in that thread.

    Thanks to others as well, will try and get down to Tooradin on one of the afternoons once I move a few things around. What is the exact address?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tiger View Post
    Thanks, Grumpy, good info in that thread.

    Thanks to others as well, will try and get down to Tooradin on one of the afternoons once I move a few things around. What is the exact address?

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