Richard Raffan turns two of his signature salt scoops 

I've tried numerous times over the past 5 years to use a skew the way Richard does. Never been a time where I don't get a catch. So, it's a scraper now, and probably always will be.

Muito boa a prática excelente ainda vou aprender o controle do cinzel, parabéns. ...

Those scoops would have been made when I was in my prime as a scoop turner. Thanks for posting.

And thank you very much for the donation. Much appreciated.

@@RichardRaffanwoodturning You are welcome, but I do not regard it as a donation; it's a class fee.

Not any sort of ash, Joris, but celery-top pine from Tasmania.

@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Well, like so many antipodean woods I had to look that one up... Also shows that looking at things on RU-vid is not the same as Real Experience (TM)

On larger blanks I did turn a taper as you see in ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-D3znG7-ksIw.html

@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Thanks for your reply, Richard; and I've watched the video. Retrieved my cup chucks and expect to use one soon. I have suitable jobs lined up. Bernard.

There are two other scoop videos: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-46F7AnY8I9A.html and ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FQAR7SgnBgo.html

The square end of the chisel was shaped very much as I shaped the larger version in ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X5CkrbPr_7s.html. I'd prefer a chisel with a rectangular cross-section rather than one that's bevelled, but that's the only chisel I had the width I needed.

It is a cup chuck, 25mm inside diameter. They come in varying sizes. Richard has done a previous video on the topic.

I drilled the depth using a ⅛-in shallow fingernail gouge, that could be used as a spindle gouge but which I used as a depth gauge. You could use a standard twist drill, but a small gouge is easier and less likely to catch on entry..

I've never measured one but 1mm is probably a fraction this 2mm starts to look chunky like the three to the right at 12:40. With a bit of sanding on the inner rim I can make those appear thinner. When turning 50-60 a day they tend come out more even than those you see here.

I aim for an even wall thickness but that's difficult when the tolerances are so fine. Turning these without a strong light and relying on sound increases the difficulty. A lot of people, even turners, think these scoops are easy to make, but they're not.

@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Appreciate the closeup of the scoops at the end of the video. Didn't look like you forgot how to turn them, muscle memory is a powerful thing.

Probably not quicker. In production mode it's as fast to knock the waste out and knock another blank in as it is to feed a blank through a chuck. It used to take me about six seconds, three of which were absorbed by bringing the lathe to a stop. These 22mm square were cut for #3 morse taper and a shade large for this 25mm chuck. Same with the 50mm blanks.

More ¼-in to ⅜-in.

you're correct. It's a re-purposed ⅛-in carving shallow carving gouge with a bevel about 30° and fingernail grind. The edge on the wings need to be convex.

Thank you.@@RichardRaffanwoodturning

The question really is, how much would you pay?

@@markb8954 Sorry, this wasn't very clear. I meant when he was mass producing these in the past. I'm quite interested in the prices of crafts in the past.

Matt, click on his name just below this video. That will open up his RU-vid page. At the top of the page you will see several tabs, click on the one that says videos. That will open the page showing you all the videos Richard has uploaded to RU-vid. I too live with a serious brain injury and understand your struggles.

​@@Tim_Pollock G'day thank you for your help, it is greatly appreciated. So far from the beginner's woodturners Facebook page and another Woodturning Facebook page and this referral I have only come across 1 negative person out of all the people that have helped. So I find turners seem to be one of the most helpful and more importantly understanding of my questions and several brain issues like memory, not understanding even a simple sentence sometimes as to me it looks like it's written in Latin and literally makes no sense, same as when I right stuff it sounds and looks good yet makes no sense and people have to let me know that it made no sense. So I deeply appreciate for help and your valuable time in helping also it is received with much thankfulness. I sincerely hope you have an absolutely fantastic weekend and once again I greatly appreciate your help. I hope you have many successful shaving sessions and produce some awesome projects. With much thanks have an absolutely blast of a weekend, hope your headaches/ head pain is good for you this week, Matt 👋👋👋👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🤘🤘🤘🤘🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺😎😎😎😎⚘⚘⚘⚘🇦🇺🇦🇺🤠.

There's my For Novice Turners Playlist with videos showing some woodturning basics. ru-vid.com/group/PLBAvwOB0lJTS1BKp14ZYb1MBVImnDOY1K I notice there's a woodturning and woodworking club in Maryborough who'll help you get going - maryboroughpark.ourfrasercoast.com.au/events/event/664/maryborough-woodturners-woodcraftsmen-guild

@@DeathMetalMusic-SavedMe You're very welcome Matt. If I can be of any further help just let me know. Most woodturners tend to be a great group of people.