Making Hook Tools for a Pole Lathe 

not sure if it has been brought up but, smaller diameter spindle on the line that drives the work piece will speed up the turning and you will get more revolutions on the work piece. Equals more work done. Should produce nicer result also.

Neat option for sharpening tools with no machine and electricity. Make/get a closet dowel diameter, superglue, tack metal emory paper onto dowel (regular sanding paper for sanding wood items). Put down into spring lathe, and turn. Can sharpen all your knives, hook knives, wood/metal gouges, and other metal tools. Do same wood sanding with the spring lathe for wood sanding and finishing. Smaller dowel sizes for smaller hook knife diameters.

That is so cool I've been having an interest in making tools for a while now I just made a brake drum forge from a Mack truck and I'm finishing up my anvil I made from a railroad track I've been getting all set up it's very inspiring to see people making things the old school way

I like this series of lathe wood working and making tools, it seems relaxing and you go at your own pace. I kind of think you needed the break to be honest. I know this sounds funny, but, I got ahold of a vintage Mattel Power Shop lathe, it can do up to Kuksa sized pieces. It has taught me how grain structures and flaws in various woods react to turning. For a toy from the 60's, it drills, sands, turns and bores like a full sized machine. If it had a deeper cradle, I'd be able to turn small bowls. I even use it to grind my own small tools, so also learning about tool shapes, sizes and bevel positions really helps. You can get Power Shop lathes on ebay from about $20 to about $80, depending on what they include. You at a minimum want the engine, tail stock brace and the tool holder.

Thank you very much Dave, these video's are absolutely wonderful. I am learning so much, and cannot wait to put it in practice.

Awesome! I'm really enjoying this series of woodworking videos! Thanks Much!

good to see your still learning

I have a quick question about working on the pole lathe. I know with the height of it. And where you rest the tool. it seems to be more pointed down. And into the work on the tool rest. Would it make it easier. To angle the top of the tool rest up towards the stock? Thus giving the tool a little bit more of a upward angle to keep from biting in so heavily? I haven't done any kind of turning like this. So I am curious if that would make a big difference. Giving the tool rest a slight upward angle toward the stock. Nice video though Dave. Thanks for showing the tool build and usage.

David, watched an interesting video yesterday on YT. It was about Japanese Craftsman making beautiful lacquered bowls. Although they used an electric lathe, the tools were almost identical to the hook knives you used.

Dave keep making videos there great and informative thank you!

Rock on buddy ! learning a ton !

Apologies if you've already answered this one, but why is it that you don't do your crude roughing with a straight chisel?

I was looking for this information. Nice

Exelente video, thanks for sharing

Verry good !!

I wonder of more common lathe tools would work well for the outside of the bowl. The inside, a lathe gauge would grap and either take a chunk of wood out or rip the tool from your hand, but the outside looks about the same as anything I make on a lathe.

I also got a proper homemade forge now I do some knife making videos in the Future on my Channel

Hello iam from the UK Ive been using a pole lathe for about 10 years know i also do 17th century reenactments with a pole lathe you lathe is looks like your lathe is to high if you bring the height down you will get more turns on piece of work and it makes it less effort on the legs i get between 13 and 20 turns on my lathe

hey dave why do blacksmiths pound on the piece they are working on a few times and then hit there hammer on the anvil?

Where do you get your tool steel? Another great video by the way! I love these Blacksmithing videos!

I've been noticing the shutter on your camera messing up for the past 5ish vids. I think it's time for a new camera Dave :)

Awesome thanks for sharing thumbs up:))

cool

Cool, my daughter thought it was funny when I told her about yesterday's video, everyone seemed to be hitting antique shops and flea markets

another tool in the box

Nice vid (:

I enjoy your videos, but I really wish that you would go back to the journals of the yurt and 21st century longhunter style videos.

Major league anvil there.

Why don't you use coal for forging?