While perusing back issues of the SPSW newsletter, the Chips & Shavings, I came upon a great tutorial written by SPSW Vice-President Eric Lofstrom on the proper use of the Spear Point Scraper. “Do your drool over fine curves? Are you sanding out ridges & transitions in your Turnings? Many …
[warning]This account and image of an horrific injury resulting from careless use of a rotary carver was forwarded to many woodworking clubs. We have posted it here also to make sure as many people as possible have seen it to emphasize that safety comes first. The original author has provided …
The Northeast Florida Woodturners Association (Jaxturners) have posted videos of their latest meeting demonstration. In this demonstration Bob Hunt starts with a discussion of turning safety, sandpaper and techniques for sanding deep hollow forms. Here is the first of the four videos. You can see them all on the Jaxturners …
Vacuum chucking is becoming more common. From home built systems to more expensive commercial systems, they all have some common issues. One of those is getting a good seal between the chuck and the bowl. The editor of the Segmented Woodturners newsletter recently tested out a new rubber chuck gasket …
It is interesting to watch what results from invention and innovation. A couple examples recently involving turning kits. Anthony Turchetta, the owner of The Golden Nib.com, began promoting shaving accessory kits – razor handles and shaving brushes. From what I can tell he has had these for a number of …
The June issue of Woodturning magazine has an article titled “Creating long spindles with a join” by Richard Findley. He talks about being able to create spindles that exceed the length of the lathe bed by turning multiple sections and joining them with mortise and tenon joints. He shows his …
