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  1. Nick Valenza

    Roughing Gouge doing two Cuts

    My wife and I were invited to a famous turners (they live semi-locally) shop recently after I demonstrated at a Woodturners club. Apparently this meeting has been going on for 35+ years and we were honored to be invited. He demoed a simple centerwork piece, and then asked if anyone wanted to try...
  2. C

    Make this turned calculator to dress up any desk

    Another great turning project from Dick Sing. This turned base really dresses up this calculator which in turn can dress up any desk. These make great gifts for everyone and you can really get creative with your designs! View: https://youtu.be/BKSqIU21Luc Cheers! Chris DeHut
  3. Marty Purselley

    Alan Lacer Skews

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  4. John Torchick

    Sharp tools!

    Wasn't in the mood to turn yesterday but set up the grinder and the Wolverine setup. Went through all my tools and sharpened them. Today I did some turning for practice. Makes a big difference! I turned some small tree limbs and some square pieces with the roughing gouge. I decided to try the...
  5. John Torchick

    Advice on drive center and usage

    I have two drive centers that I have from my new lathe and my old lathe. These are the usual ones with the four spurs and the point in the center. I just finished turning to round a piece of cherry as practice with the skew and the roughing gouge. I'm a bit leery about taking a tool too close to...
  6. John Torchick

    Video- Rolling a bead

    I was looking at the AAW videos and found one to be interesting. I clicked on "Rolling a Bead Using a Skew" by Richard Findley. However, what I saw was not a skew but what looked like a parting tool. Am I misunderstanding a different terminology in Great Britain? It was a good video, just...
  7. Jamie Straw

    Dave Schweitzer's Skew Chisel video

    About 4 years ago, I spent a couple of hours at Dave Schweitzer's shop -- went to buy a bowl gouge, and he guided me through some practice on the big lathe he has there. Just now, I went to check out his skew chisels and found his video on using a skew. Awesome...
  8. John Torchick

    Turning finials

    I would like to try my hand at some thin stuff like finials. I do not have a high quality chuck- HF three finger chuck. Can I use the headstock center and the live center to turn? What tool(s) do I need? Have a basic set of skews and roughing gouges. Thanks in advance.
  9. J

    Sharpening Skews

    At a recent demo, the Demonstrator stated that when using a skew, catches can be minimized if it is sharpened with a convex bevel instead of being hollow ground. Does anyone have any experience along these lines? John
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