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That's not a thing branch. As big as my hand but good woodworking. Like that your telling us what gouges to use, most wood turning insee just uses the gouges but never says what they are.
I don't tend to make boxes... but want to add them to my product line. I work with mostly all green wood. What you do here is what I do with bowl blanks. Good to know the process is the same. (Oh... I always brown bag the bowls, write the date and what's inside)
Something this size I start off at around 1000 rpms until its round then up 1500 - 2000 rpms. If its bigger then 4 inches I would start off a little slower.
Some day I hope to start a wood turning business I have over 1000 bd ft of rough cut cherry that's been staked in my barn for over ten years, just waiting for me to build something out of there 1x6s2x8s I'll get there some day.
Hi Appreciate information and education your videos provide. My lathe can only turn up to15” diameter, thus I won’t be turning large/heavy pieces. On the Fugal Vacumn pump and chuck system is there a limit, size, weight that you have used? Thank you.
Vacuum chucks are great for light cuts to clean up bottoms of bowls or sanding small things. Skinny long turnings it will not hold well. As long as you have a chuck sized for the turning they work for things wider then long. Always use tailstock support for most of the turning with vacuum chucks.
@@BlackLabelwoodworks Thank you for all your help. I may look into a support system to hold longer pieces. I agree always provide support, take no chances.
Very nice. As asked in prior comment will look to purchase the inverted cone used on tail stock. As a new and local,turner appreciate your teachings, thank you. David
Nice enough shape, but could be refined to appeal to the ladies. I’d never suggest that it’s ok to take a tool that close to spinning jaws! When turning spalted pieces it’s essential to use sharp tools, to avoid tearing the very soft parts of the wood. I would also suggest a mask especially for the fine powder you scraped off with the swan neck. Again a sharp insert would cut better and produce a shaving not dust.
Great job clarifying what and where and why. Question, the engrain sealer, could you not do the same thing using bee's wax or that spray one stuff you use on trees where you cut a branch off off work to keep it from cracking and still let it dry?
Thanks for watching. I take it out of the chuck to dry. Because I centered it on the pith the growth rings are pretty even around and it does not warp.
Wow ! What a great video, clear and concise. Love the form of your bowl as well. So tired of seeing bowls with 1" thick sides. Your bowl is much finer.
Nice video...thank you for your time in making it...and I agree about the intro :) On another note, after your applied your finish and parted the box off the lathe, how did you remove the nub on the bottom?
Thanks for watching. I used a rotary tool and a 2 inch sanding disc. If you wanted you could make a jamb chuck to fit the opening and do it that way. I just find it easier with the rotary tool for small turnings.
I've watched a lot of different channels with wood turning in them, and a vast majority of them either don't talk, or they have some awful music attached, and at times its a toss up of either the music, or the lathe sound overpowering the other. THIS video, I love how you explain each process and how/why you use it that way! Sub from me!
I love watching woodworking videos, these lathe vids are mesmerizing at times. A curious question I had though is, wouldn't it be better on the tools for the lathe if you had cut down the "square" shape of it first using a saw or is it just the satisfaction of beginning to end on the lathe? No hate I promise, just a curiosity.
On small-diameter items like these, reducing a square to a 'rounder' shape is actually easier on the lathe. For larger pieces (6"-8" and up), it's less...adventurous...if you knock it down to an octagon or round shape before you start turning.
Thanks for taking the time to watch one of my older videos. I went through a short phase where i put music in the background. I no longer put music in my new content and have no intentions of going back to music.
