Thank you. I would really love to. I have very poor bandwidth, so uploading videos is almost painful. I’m about to move across the state, and I’m hoping for better bandwidth.
Well done, Brad. Just the right amount of information and technique to be of help to those of us who are new to turning. Your efforts are most appreciated.
I'd love to see you do more videos, Brad! you're a really excellent teacher. Many of the turning videos on youtube are... i haven't learned as much as I'd like to. but your videos are very helpful. I was very sad to see there's only 4 or 5 for turning!
Nice display of your tool control. Great explanation of taking advantage of the grain orientation. Thanks for sharing your talents with the RU-vid world.
This is a great video, thanks. I am just learning turning and have been practicing spindle work but hope to move to bowls soon. However I don't think I would feel comfortable yet with your aggressive cuts. But I appreciate the demonstration on how to not catch end grain using a spindle rouging gouge.
Thanks, Ed. That's more aggressively than my usual turning, but the challenge that got me to post this was about how quickly one could turn a square block round using traditional turning tools and safe techniques. I would typically do the same thing, but with smaller bites and less emphasis on speed. The main thing is the direction of cut, and not trying to cut into those spinning corners.
@@bradvietjeastronomy2872 Thanks. I am still timid about lathe turning. Something about a tool catching and blowing out a piece from a tight chuck seems to have the effect on me. I know that will training and practice this can be much better. It kind of reminds me of alpine skiing. The skill is to maintain just the right amount of edge on the (sharp metal) edge of the ski. If you go into a turn/hill too loosely you slip and fall. If you go in too aggressively you get the equivalent of a catch and slam face forward into the snow/ice.
Thank you for this. I’ve used some purchased blanks that were round, but recently bought some that were square (unknowingly) and I don’t have a bandsaw so I wasn’t sure if I should attempt rounding it on the lathe. You’ve given me a little more confidence to try now. Since you attack it from the side grain, would a roughing gouge work as well?
Great video - I’ve been using it as a reference for my first attempt at wood turning. Really struggling with it though. I’ve filmed my process and would love to send the video your way to get your response in how I’m doing it wrong. Let me know, thank you!
Thanks, Richard. No idea -- he showed us a piece that was 2/3 turned to a cylinder, but still had one end he couldn't reach w/out re-mounting the wood. I give the man credit, though, he was a good guy in the end. The internet tends to bring out a lot of anonymous bravado, and sometimes even aggressive behavior, but in the end, we're all people who love working with wood, so we should probably exercise a little more acceptance of one another. I get a little tough on people doing things I think could lead to a viewer getting seriously hurt, so I need to include my behavior in that statement, too.
Not dressed for success, having taken a break from stacking firewood in my ratty old barn coat. Sorry that the clock didn't really show -- I zoomed in so you could see the turning action, and forgot to re-center so you could see the time element.
YUP -- once you have it roughly roundish, we have a special tool to true it up and make it round -- the "Wood Lathe"! Just for the record, I NEVER attack the spinning corners of a piece of wood in this orientation, even if it's been cut to an octagon, etc... I always cut the side grain way. I've seen lots of beginners getting beat up and scared off from future enjoyment of turning because someone showed them to bang those corners down. In spindle turning, yes -- that's an essential skill to master -- but never in bowl turning.
