| Blog series by Copperjock | updated 148 days ago | 3 parts | 505 reads | 15 comments total |
Part 1: Rough Stock Preparation
Next weekend I will be going to my dad’s, and taking a couple blocks (purpleheart and honey mesquite) to turn on his lathe. I don’t believe he’s done much turning, mostly table legs from what I know. Anyway, these are the pieces to be offered at the sacrificial altar. They started out as 6”x6”x2”, and so far I have found center, used a protractor to make a maximum circle, and cut them on the bandsaw, about 1/8” outside of the line. One que...
Part 2: Let's Talk about Gouges... 'cause nobody else is...
Alright, I have the mesquite block screwed top side into the faceplate, trying to turn the outside of the bowl. I have read about letting the bevel of the tool “ride” the work. I don’t get it. No diagrams or photos I’ve seen really offer good info about the angle of attack. When I am in this position:Pretty soon, I get this: Which wouldn’t be the end of the world, but the violence of the gouge is quite unnerving and definitely makes me less interested in...
Part 3: If a bowl gouge is for bowls, then a spindle gouge is for...
Great tips in the last blog entry, as it is, I was given the lathe and the tools, and there is definitely no bowl gouge included. As a matter of fact, I saw a similar set of lathe tools earlier today available for roughly $10. So, I’m first off not dealing with the high quality, heirloom edition of ANYTHING related to the lathe. It came from my dad’s shop, and it’s more than I had before, so I’m not disappointed by any means, just giving you an idea what I’m ...
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