Practicing with the Skew Chisel Sam Angelo - the Wyomingwoodturner 

Thanks Tom. Be safe and let me know if you have any questions I can help you with SAM

Thanks Tom

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Thanks very much John I appreciate you watching my videos Sam

Leslie Is it summer there? Cold here. Down to 15 below (F) Thanks for watching Sam

Oh yes lovely and warm here Mid 70's not like our aussie neighbours well over a hundred degrees - poor things!! Looking forward to the next video Sam - take care Les

Leslie Warmed up to about 20 degree F' today. Spring is coming.....I hope Sam

Glad you enjoyed it Sam

It was been 15 below F' but got to 35 yesterday. Spring is coming. Sam

Yes, I watch Brian. Great videos and I learn every time I watch him. Sam

Ola Jorge Thanks for watching. Sam

THANKS.... I put that in caps cause it is also one of my pet peeves. AND when the turner never changes the camera angle.. Thanks much Sam

Bigger spindle....bigger tool. That is pretty basic advice. But I think the confusion is that we can use a really big skew on small stuff. Maybe not so much in the other direction. I would just experiment. Sam

Jacob The cove cut I did was terrible. I usually do use a spindle gouge for this cut. And I may have been tired as well. Sam

Yes, I like that. She IS a roamer. She is usually looking for a ball, hiding a ball, or wanting me to throw a ball.....to get all this accomplished-she roams. Yep. Sam

I am constantly changing my speed so I am not sure if I can answer that. But generally turn as fast as you can-SAFELY. Re: you problem with ash. You may be turning too slowly. But the grain in ash is hard-soft-hard-soft so you may git an uneven surface. But ash is difficult cause it is basically very hard. Sam

You were right Sam, the ash with the hard, soft, hard, soft grain was causing the ripples in my work. I tried a piece of box elder with much better result!! :) Thanks Sam, Ted.

Softer woods are fine for turning but can leave a finish that is inferior to that resulting from a nice hard wood. I suspect if you are getting catches you are losing bevel contact. If you are getting catches from a skew chisel-join the club my friend......What might help is grinding your skew chisel to a 40º angle or so. Mine are ground more to a 25-30 º angle. This is really sharp and can be much more grabby. Just takes lots of practice. Sam

@@WYOMINGWOODTURNER thanks for the advice!

Thanks Gary I do put a slight convex curve on my skews. But lately I have been playing with a very straight grind. I have always had a curved cutting edge and I am experimenting a bit. Sam

WYOMINGWOODTURNER thank you Sam! Going to try that to see if it helps because I get catches all the time and I try using that lower Edge. You are the master my friend!

At least one person will watch it!

WYOMINGWOODTURNER Not sure if you can remember from one of your videos a while ago talking about portable chisel set using quick-release fittings? Well I’ve made my first ‘prototype’ in the link here if you’d like to have a look, thanks... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RUF0uo-YXMA.html

Colin I did look over the video. The quick-release system looks great. I think it is very nicely milled. But I had trouble with the sound. It was very low....? Sam

WYOMINGWOODTURNER oh yes possibly.... I only have my iPhone to shoot video and sometimes I don’t edit so well lol. Thanks for watching and your positive comments.

Please do!

I like that (but don't give up) Sam

You may not be able to use the point-which is important for some cuts. But are you saying this will prevent catches-interesting. Sam

WYOMINGWOODTURNER I'm not a Turner yet but I intend to build a treadle lathe this year so I am watching as many videos as possible. I am a joiner by trade n I use many machines except a lathe. It just seems logical to avoid having catches. Takes away having leading or trailing edges.

Yes I suggest you do watch the entire video. However the main point I would make is in reference to the title of the video. This video deals with practicing and may be directed to those who have not yet mastered the skew chisel. At 2:40 in to the video I am making a peeling "cut". This is a good place to start if you are new to using a skew chisel. At 4:40 in to the video I introduce more of a shear "cut" which is the next step beyond a simple peel. Are you starting to get the progression here of skills using a skew chisel. Now....in your comment you say, "I only see scraping and not cutting." So it appears you only watched the first few clips when I was turning on the bottle stopper. I won't go into any further play-by-play of the video. Sam

Milind, I am still getting catches. And I am still practicing. The best thing to do is to use a green Limb two or 3 inches in diameter and just practice on that. Try not to use really hardwood to practice with good luck Sam

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