Thread: turning practice!!

M.cedro,

I have always hated to practice anything just to practice.

For practice I make tool handles, eggs, mallets, and mushrooms. I was having trouble with the skew some time ago and with some encouragement from and others, I persisted and spent about 50 hours making tool handles.

The early ones have some nicks and a a light spiral here and there, but the latest ones are nice enough to sell.

I have enough handles to put two or three on all of my turning tools.

I think it is good to make something and completely finish it so I exercise my mind with design, turn it, sand it, finish with Tung Oil, cut off the ends and sand and finish them.

This gets me in the routine of start to finish, even though I may just set it on a shelf in the shed.

I make mostly bowls, between center things are for entertainment.

I make mostly bowls, between center things are for entertainment.

Ya heathen and heretic.

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Ya heathen and heretic.

Another well versed and intelligent man that understands real wood turning....
Jim

Originally Posted by

Ya heathen and heretic.

I think going from calling that paint can opener an accursed skew to using it for entertainment a step up.

I did find by accident that a gentle curve on the cutting edge of a skew is nice for the planing cut.

I had a cheap Chinese carbon skew that I used for finishing ends close to the drive center and for parting with the toe. It became gently curved due to wear on the pointy end. I liked it so much I ground my Henry Taylor the same.