Wood Turning on a Different Level

Howdy Grumpy,
Yes it was truly inspiring to watch. He made that look so easy! Waaay cool!

-- Allison, Northeastern Ca. Remember, Amateurs built the Ark. Professionals built the Titanic!

awesome

-- Joel -- http://diversitywoodworks.wordpress.com

That’s pretty neat, Grumpy. He’s not worried about unemployment.

-- Thos. Angle, Jordan Valley, Oregon

Very impressive. Marrakesh’s version of Roy Underhill?

-- People say I hammer like lightning. It's not that I'm fast -- it's that I never hit the same place twice!

I’m speechless

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Oh! My back! – I bet he can hardly stand up at the end of the day.

But skillfull ? Very!

-- Don, Somerset UK, http://www.donjohnson24.co.uk

Simply amazing Tony, perhaps my turning would improve if I had a less sophisticated lathe and tools!

-- Harry, Western Australia

Me too Harry. My first attempt at turning was snooker table legs on a makeshift lathe I adapted from an electric drill but this fellow goes right back 2,000 years or so to the basics.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

He uses only one chisel, and he uses it for turning and for carving the details on the piece too. Simple and amazing.

-- People say I hammer like lightning. It's not that I'm fast -- it's that I never hit the same place twice!

Makes you wonder if most of us are woodworkers or tool collectors! As inspiring as another video someone had posted of a guy who could not use his hands, but did all his woodworking with his feet including hammering nails, sharpenings chisel on a grinder and locking his shop at the end of the day.

-- - Ajay

Ajay. I remember that guy. He was amazing. I think he was from a similar part of the world.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Coupla thoughts – I have the most problem using the skew chisel so I avoid using it. Maybe I should rethink that!

Notice how the topcap had a chunk chipped out which he fixed by cleaning it to a square face then squared the other face as if that’s what he wanted to begin with. No waste!

He’s an inspiration for “TEOTWAWKI” – who needs power tools for turning! I’d do something a bit different, thinking about the back- I’d make a foot pedal spring bow as the motive force and thus keep using my hands to turn. This old dog would rather not learn to turn with my foot.

-- Anybody can become a woodworker, but only a Craftsmen can hide his mistakes!