This channel focuses on traditional hand crafted skill focusing mainly on woodwork and metal working projects. I hope to inspire you to get hands on in your own workshops, as you follow me making a variety of projects in my small workshop.
Projects coming up on this channel: woodturning, carving, whittling, furniture making, leather work, tool and jig making, workshop hacks, blacksmithing and much more.
DISCLAIMER : My videos are for entertainment purposes only. Always read and understand your manufacturers guidelines and safety instructions and seek professional advice in carrying out projects. The methods I use may not be safest so please be responsible for your own safety .
You can get an airgun thing that de-nails them - if I was doing a lot of pallets - I'd get one. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-9NiUVPGCpOQ.htmlsi=A0vScqgy4K1CXnBG&t=109
Those ribbed nails are the worst! I 'attempted' to break apart a pallet with those nails using a pallet breaker just like yours over the weekend. All I managed to do was pull the nails through the pallet boards causing massive tear-out on the back of the boards and splitting most of them. The nails just stayed put in the stretchers. If the nails aren't ribbed, the breaker works a treat. Those ribbed nails hang on so hard that I couldn't even extract them from the stretchers afterward without the heads pulling off the nails. I even tried to extract them with proper pincer-type nail pullers only to have the nails actually break off from the tensile force applied before they would let go of the timber!
Shit, or bollocks for my English friends. I was hoping that I could use a diamond stone or a whetstone to sharpen these like I sharpen my razor sharp chisels and kitchen knives as a grinder costs two months worth of mortgage. The cheapest, good, grinder in America is a Baldor, which is $2,000+. Update! I found that if I put my belt sander in a bench vise this works perfectly! All I needed was a magnetic angle finder that I mounted on my gouges to ensure I was at the proper angle. Awesome.
Glad you have found something that works for you 👍😁 I picked up the grinder in the video for £15 or roughly £18 from gumtree (i think it's called Craig's list in the USA) it's worth keeping an eye out for second hand stuff as it can safe you a bunch of money 👍 I hope you have a great day 😁
@@intrepidshedman3309 thanks for your comment, you make an excellent point. I normally wear a respirator while turning but didn't use to while filming. I now use a 3M versarflow respirator, which I wear for all my turning and have started to do voice overs instead of talking on the video for the latest videos I've filmed. I hope you have a great evening 👍
An awesome video - Thank you for making it easily understandable and simple to follow for newbies like me. Friendly, easy delivery only makes it easier to learn. Thank you🙏 Consider me subscribed 👍🏻
Pro tip: When hammering the nails out, they don’t need to be hammered all the way down, just a few touches and you can pry it on the other side. Saves time
Thanks for your question it's a great one, I think carbide tools have their place for certain tasks and situations. I only tend to use them when I'm creating the inside of hollow forms. I love using traditional tools and the challenge of developing the skills to use them proficiently, it's certainly a big learning curve and it's far easier to learn to use traditional tools with a tutor or some professional lessons but once mastered they can be far quicker to use than carbide tools and give you a nicer finish. But ultimately use whatever you feel more confident with and you feel is safest to use. if the piece is sanded and finished well the end user would find it hard to tell what tool has been used to turn it. I think this would be a good video topic in the future 😁 I hope you have lots of fun turning 👍
I have recently come across your channel and found it extremely helpful. Thanks very much, I have subscribed and will be following you from now on. I am new to woodturning and would be grateful for any advice on which jigs to look at and where I could find them. Many thanks.....
Thanks for your comment I really appreciate it 😁 commercial sharpening jigs/ brands I have used and I would recommend, would be the wolverine system by one-way, the woodcut sharpening system, Tormek and sorby pro edge. There are lots of off brand versions of these systems also available. If you are in the UK Simon Hope -Hope tools has some brilliant grinders and sharpening jigs available. I think this topic would be a great video to explore in the future, going through the pros and cons of each system 👍 thanks for the idea 💡
Nice work and pretty piece of oak. Way above my skill level as yet. Only have a 8” mini right now but turn the largest I can when I can get a decent piece. Thanks for the inspiration.
Good day: Just found your channel. I have been turning pens for about 35 years. Really enjoy it. Your tutorial is excellent for beginners. Very detailed instructions. I too make the slim line pens. I used to do craft shows but found it cost me more than I made. Now I just sell them by word of mouth. Take care and stay safe. From: Petawawa, Ontario, Canada. I am originally from Northern Ireland.
Yeah it did develop some cracks, due to the pith being left in, the bark has stayed on and has not cracked. You can see pictures of the piece years later on my Instagram page 👍
@@brendangallagher732 thanks for your opinion, in my experience that hourglass shaped sells twice as much at craft fairs and art markets than the slim shape which I also turn, I've sold loads of these over the years, that's the reason I make them like this 😁 I'm not saying everyone should make them this way it has just been successful for me. I hope you have a great day 👍
It’s all a matter of taste, I suppose. I’m pleased that you sell well, but my own experience is that people didn’t really go for that shape - ergonomically not very comfortable, they tell me. Slimlines are a bit of a problem I think, in that by their nature there’s not a lot of real estate for showing off interesting figuring, so exaggerated shapes can be tempting. Just my four penn’rth! All the best!
Man u make that look so easy. Hopefully theres new video coming soon. Can i ask though am guessing its ne being new to this but why sanding sealer not jusy straight to finish?? 🏴👍
Thanks Michael, as wood is porous the sanding sealer helps fill some of the porous areas like the end grain cells of the wood, after it has set and been sanded back this provides a better surface to apply certain finishes as they do not absorb as much into the cells of the wood which will give you a more even looking finish across the side grain and end grain when light is refracted off the piece 👍I hope that makes sense and is helpful for you 😁
@@thewelshwoodman649 very thanks very much appreciate it so kinda like on end grain it's gonna take load more finish than say face or side grain so your helping close them up. Get it. Hopefully you've new video coming soon and also u asked in a video if people would be interested turning a mallet. Id like see that one. Hope you're well 🏴👍
Thanks Michael, I hope you are well. I've been keeping busy with work and looking after my little boy, so not had a lot of time in the workshop lately. I have a few videos planned so looking forward to getting down in the workshop to film them :-)
Hi TWW - I've just retired and starting a woodwork hobby. Got a lathe now as well and today got a load of pen turning stuff from a friend whos BIL passed away. So now I've just been binge watching pen making videos. Yours is so simple and easy to follow - thank you. What sort of price do you sell on markets for? I know different woods are different prices but in general pricing I need. I havce a load of skinny and bigger blanks as well as a pile of pen sets. We have a local monthly market and is massive with a huge footfall. I used to make South African biltong and sausage etc and did really well. Now I've done a few with kitchen boards etc and will go into the pens along with other stuff turned and general wood things. .
Thank you so much for your comment Gavin, I'm glad to hear you have taken up woodturning as a hobby. I sell my pens £15 + at markets, again the price depending on the cost of the kits and timber used, I hope this helps give you a ballpark to start with. Best off luck at your markets I hope they sell well.
Hi my name is vince palmieri , I want you to know that your a great teacher and I really in joyed your video on using the basic starter tools on a lathe . Your teaching is very thorough. I just recently purchased a wood lathe for my wife for Christmas , my wife & I are learning for the first time and your videos are the best how to videos out there . I just want to say thanks for your time and awesome teaching . God Bless You my brotha and your family
Thank you so much for your comment Vince, I'm really glad the videos were useful to and your wife. I hope you have many happy hours of turning together 😁 all the best Tom
Pity about the horns on the helmets. The Vikings didn't have them. They came about because of the film The Vikings starring Tony Curtis and Kirk Douglas. Nadolig llawen I ti.
I don’t know where he got those pallets at, but I can’t ever remember nails coming out of any pallet I ever de nailed so easily. I usually cut the nails at about an inch or two and then turn them back over and pull them out.
Hi Tom, great job on that lovely bit of oak - really nice presentation and you are not only an excellent wood turner, you possess very good communication skills. Thanks for sharing - Diolch!
Very useful explanation about the chuck diameter I've been turning for a couple of years and each little detail is valuable. You've shown me loads of things here which will really improve my safety and skills. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Very usefulseeing as I have just been given some laburnum and I have a huge lump of yew if ever you're desperate enough to visit England. I can't drive unfortunately but we do visit friends in Knighton if you're aywhere near. 😊
