Richard Raffan turning beads-for-beginners from scrap wood. 

My favorite turner, without a doubt. Can't go wrong watching & studying Richard Raffan's videos & books. They continue to help me big time. Thanks,

I've been turning almost 20 years. Richard, I owe you a lot because, via your books, you got me started. Even though I'd been a woodworker forever, I knew nothing about turning. I didn't even know what I didn't know, but isn't that always how it is? Thank you, Sir!

So good to have found a turner who knows how to use a gouge correctly and how to best use cutting edges. I haven't turned in years and am picking heaps of little tips from these videos.

Thanks Richard. I so look forward to your videos. I hope you never run out of ideas.

My granddaughter loved the first dozen beads. I think this will an ideal warm up exercise for a while.

Great idea on how to use up all those little cut offs that are just too nice of wood to throw away, other tan gluing them up into other larger chunks to make weird looking turnings. Thanks again Richard for another informative video. Cheers, Tom

Inspired me again . Tagua nuts with African Blackwood. Please keep them coming. Thank you Richard

This is just WAY too much fun! Thanks for the inspiration, Richard.

Great tip Richard for the new turners to practice not to put to much pressure on the tool, very informative real live advice.

Simple but excellent advice. Masterful workmanship that exudes old school thoroughness. Very good filming, no gimmicks, stupidity or background music Thank you

You had mentioned this wiles cutting up a log and I got home early and “ practiced” this with the skew, and low and behold after eight or so the run backs were gone and I could finally concentrate on the horizon, thanks a bunch for your lessons

This is amazing! Thank you so much! This helps out with getting over fears of messing up and things like that. I'm so excited to try this out!

As usual a great video for beginners Richard, I was guilty of jumping in at the deep end, as you mentioned in one of your previous videos. Thank you for your time spent making these great videos. Dave UK

Thanks for the demonstration. When I was new to turning I heard stories of production turners who left their lathes running just as you did. Now I get it! Thanks again.

DIY #2 maul wooden drive center! Love this stuff Richard! Please keep em coming. 👍

Great video and practice idea, gonna save even more scraps now! Thanks again Richard.

This is exactly what I was looking for: a skill building exercise for me as a beginner. Thank you a lot for posting it. I would love more videos with the same purpose.

Or for a personalised beaded door curtain, that would look terrific, I think, and provide for ample exercise 👍🏻 Another great piece of advice, thank you Mr. Richard 🙏🏻☺️

Thanks Richard always a good lesson .

Richard, another great video that shows we don't need a lot of stuff to be able to practice and improve our skills. Plus, this gives me some more great ideas on stuff to make out of scraps. I also really appreciate to tip on making my own drive center. Thank you!

Thank yougor sharing. Always very informative!

Great lesson Richard.

Those certainly were quick and easy. As simple or as complex as you choose to make. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.😀😀

Great video again!Thanks a lot! Very nice to see how easy pratice can be.

Excellent idea - I've got a friend who wants to learn woodturning. Last time we made a mushroom and a small bowl from firewood. They were a little course to say the least, but it was just a 'play' to see what turning was like. She wants to come again for another evening on the lathe and I've been trying to think of what to do which will still be fun but more 'educational' and still simple enough for someone who's on their second time at the lathe. (Why a mushroom - because it's good fun, easy to do and can be made from any old 'stick')

Thanks Richard. This is VERY helpful

This is amazing! Thank you!

Hi, thank you for sharing. Great way of doing something in a different way. So awesome 💯😎

Richard , thanks for the idea , I saw something like this awhile ago and you brought it back to mind . I think I will get some blanks and begin . gooday

Great way to teach my kids, thanks!

Superb. Such a simple idea. Thank you for these videos. Please keep them coming.

thank you

This is a great skill building project that I will use when I teach. The wood drive chuck is always a great idea to make anything cheap. If any U.S. people are wanting a metal drive Crafts Supply USA has one the Apprentices Dead Center

Just this arvo I was messing around with a clunky collet chuck to try turning small parts similar to beads (without a center bore). But tapping the stock into the spindle Morse taper is exactly what I need to do. Cheers.

Nice short video, good idea to use up scraps, and as you said, tool practise.

Thanks!

6:25 love these kind of tricks

Excellent! I'd suppose that would work well for light pulls too... Ah yes, should have watched to the end first.....

brilliant

very recomended for begginers. Its easy and fun. ----- Mr. Raffan I supose you have a lot of suggestions and ideas for videos.... Please can you add to the list "working with very hard woods". Beads, finials, any piece you considered, but will be very interesting a bit of information about how you treat this works. Thanks and regards form Spain.

Many thanks Richard, great simple project 😊 Do you have any tips for turning small spheres without holes eg for board games?

Very nice, where do we send requests on what to turn for the next lesson?

Great idea for practice and for a use for "scraps." Question: Who manufactures that cone drive center? Thanks!

Catch sounds like alien lasers

Great tips, but the second wood 'squeal' with no audio touch ups and high fidelity headphones is enough for me to stop the video right there. Ear's still ringing

Well, that’s pretty good, but for folks like me, I have learned to enjoy square “ beads” around a neck.

Thanks!