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LATHE TOOL sa LATHE TOOL REST sa LATHE TOOL SHARPENING sa LATHE TOOL STORAGE xx CHISEL xx LATHE Tool making. Advice from Jerry Glaser on the design, steels, handles, etc. which contribute to a successful wood-turning tool. Tip on adding bird shot to the handles of lathe tools to help eliminate vibration. Tool handles and toolrest to make for hollow turning. How to master wood turning using a skew. Includes advice on sharpening and making various cuts (planing, V, shoulder, pommels, peeling, coves, rolling, rough-grain. The spindle gouge. The tool of choice for turning beads and coves on the lathe. Includes instructions for turning both coves and beads, and for sharpening the spindle gouge. Skew-chisel basics. How to choose, sharpen and use a skew-chisel in wood turning. Turning a chess set. Shop-built formed cutters make quick work of turning duplicate pieces. Reduce the amount of whip and chatter when turning long, thin spindles by using a hand plane instead of a skew chisel. Tip on making lathe tools from thick old files. Shop-made lathe turning tools are made from Allen wrenches, screwdrivers, and cement nails. Also describes how to make a custom-ground parting tool. Tip on marking your turning tools so that you know the orientation of the cutting edge when turning the inside of a hollow vessel. Tip on turning an old, dull file into a scraper for lathe work. Shop-made parting tool is created from an old leaf spring. Deep hollowing lathe tools. A guide to systems for turning deep, thin-walled vessels. Tools and basic cuts to use when turning wood spindles. Wood turning your own lathe chisel tool handles is good practice for spindle turning. Mastering the skew chisel. Mastering the spindle gouge. The bowl gouge. Tips on selecting and using the long-and-strong "bowl gouge" to turn the outside of wooden bowls. Spindle turning. How to sharpen and use both roughing-down gouges and coving gouges. Tip: Use a metal pipe cut in half lengthwise as a holder for sandpaper or steel wool which you are using to finish round items on your lathe. It will keep your hands out of the way. Turning hollow bowls requires total concentration and some of the special bent tools and techniques described in this article. Includes tips on turning rotten wood to produce bowls with decorative openings incurred in the block of rotten wood. Tips from the wood turning conference held in Newton, PA in June 1979. Includes a faceplate and a ring clamp assembly for bowl turning, spindle held stock, compression-held stock, multiple turning tools, homemade lathe chisels, a step-tapered male chuck and other tips. Decorate wood turnings with fine black (scorched) rings by using this gadget (a piece of iron wire fitted with two handles). The taming of the skew. How to grind, sharpen and use the skew chisel in wood turning. Turning tools that cut. Excerpts from a Swedish book on the "cutting method" of wood turning. Looks at suggested shapes for tool rest and tools. Bent bowl gouges. How to forge bent gouges, excellent for finishing bowl insides, from straight long-and-strong gouges. Tip: How to regrind a parting tool to make it cut cleaner and faster. This homemade lathe tool is handy for making scraping cuts on beads. Sizing tool for cutting 0.5" dowel stems on lathe-turned wooden knobs. Comments on caring for high-speed steel turning tools. Steel pipe makes a better handle for high-speed steel bowl gouges. How to fabricate them. Make special tools for applying "chatterwork" to decorative turnings from thin stainless-steel knives. Gouges for the lathe. Selecting and sharpening spindle, bowl, and roughing-out gouges. Wood turning lesson #12. A look at the basic wood turning tools and how to keep them sharpened. Wood turning lesson #13. Using tungsten carbide tipped lathe chisels. How to make a set of your own chisels from metal turning lathe bits set into a special handle. Turning tool for making loose rings on the stem of a goblet. Make a scraping tool for your lathe from an old file. Miniature lathe tools made from cut nails and pieces of dowel. Also describes a wooden jig to convert a hand-held power tool, like a hand grinder, into a small wood lathe. How to use your wood lathe like an expert. Basic lathe parts. Basic lathe chisels. How to sharpen turning tools Tip: Use a Surform tool to rough-round stock on a lathe. Six lathe chisels you can make from worn files. Turning tools. A wood turner's guide to gouges, chisels and scrapers. Sharpening, burnishing, and using lathe scrapers. Using the skew chisel turning tool. Spindle turning tools. Chart reviews the 3 basic styles (gouge, skew chisel, parting tool). Turning tools. What to know before you buy. Tip suggests color coding turning tool handles. Turned wooden handle for a gouge. A beginner's primer on turning tools. Small tools for tiny turnings. How to make them yourself from Allen wrenches that have been equipped with wooden handles. Tip to avoid making nicks in a lathe tool rest involves the rounding over of the sharp square edges found on some lathe tools. Tip on using gouge and scraper tools at the correct angle to prevent catching and gouging of the wood. Tip describes how to turn Allen wrenches into small turning tools for hollowing-out. German hoop turners' tools. How specialist tools are used to cut hoops from wet end grain. The profile of the hoop is normally the profile of an animal. The hoops are then sliced into pieces and the resulting blank is carved to complete the animal figure. Suggestions for the first three wood turning tools a beginner should acquire and master. Using the skew chisel. Part 1. Chisel geometry, the cutting edge, and the planing cut. Using the skew chisel. Part 2. V-cutting, bead rolling and deepening cuts. Tips on making lathe tools from files. Make small, offset lathe tools from Grade 8 high carbon steel bolts. Tip on grinding your own HSS (high-speed steel) lathe gouges using a portable drill and a small circular grindstone. Tip on making miniature turning tools from flat drill bits equipped with a handle and ground to shape. Tips on making your own oval skew chisels and shaped scrapers from chrome vanadium spanners (wrenches). Tools for the thrifty. How to save money on good high-speed tools by making your own from square low-carbon "key stock", silver solder and a shop-made handle. Tip on selecting and using the ring tool. Getting started in wood turning. Part 6. How to hold tools correctly and where to position the cutting edge when turning a cylinder. Instructions for making a chisel handle (Part 1). Tip on making and using a triangular point turning tool from round high-speed steel. Getting started in wood turning. Part 7. Instructions for making a chisel handle (Part 2). Discusses the optimum cutting angle, shaping the waist and parting off. A look at turning tools, the theory behind their design, their maintenance and at sharpening and bevel angles. Tool truths. Part 1. A guide to the wood turning tools for bowl and spindle turning. Tool truths. Part 3. All about the roughing gouge. Includes instructions on how to turn a wooden mallet. Tip shows a method for turning wooden balls which utilizes a sharpened steel tube as the lathe tool. Tool truths. Part 4. Using a beading and parting tool. Tool truths. Part 5. How to use spindle gouges. Tips on improving grip and control of turning tool handles. Using the round point tool (three point tool). Tool truths. Part 6. Using the skew chisel. Tip on reshaping a skew scraper so that the pointed corner won't dig into the wood and one tool can do the job of two. Using the Skewchigouge turning tool. Tool truths. Part 7. Mastering the skew chisel. Tool truths. Part 8. Turning coves and beads with a skew chisel. Tool truths. Part 9. How to cut deep narrow coves with a skew chisel. Shear scrapers. How to use these tools to give your wood turning a quality finish. Part 1. Shear scrapers. How to use these tools to give your wood turning a quality finish. Part 2. Ring tool made from a box wrench. Tip on making lathe tools by brazing high speed steel (HSS) hacksaw blades onto a suitable piece of carbon steel. Tool truths. Part 11. Using an axe as a turning tool. Selecting and using parting tools. A look at the uses of fingernail profiles on wood turning gouges. Using the captive ring tool to turn wooden rings. Tips on both the tool and the technique. Part 1. Making your own handles for lathe turning tools. Make a handle for small turning tools from a pad keyhole saw handle. Using the captive ring tool to turn wooden rings. Tips on both the tool and the technique. Part 2. Tip on keeping a fluted parting tool from damaging the tool rest. Make a hand guard which installs on the shaft of the Robert Sorby texturing and spiralling tool. How to use the spindle roughing gouge designed by Reg Sherwin. Part 1. How to use the spindle roughing gouge designed by Reg Sherwin. Part 2. Shearing cuts. Tip on making an improved shear scraper by regrinding a shallow gouge or spindle gouge. Semi-shear beading tool. How to fabricate and use a pre-shaped beading tool for shear scraping. Small bench hook is used to quickly set the required projection distance when using Robert Sorby's 445 Fingernail Profiling Jig. Tip on marking the ferrule on a lathe tool to assist both sharpening and use. Pattern for 3-ft. long turning tools with replaceable cutting tips. Designed for someone with little upper-body strength. Technique for securing tool blades when fitting a handle to a parting tool or similar chisel. Tip on making inexpensive lathe scrapers for repetitive turning jobs. Tip on using a block plane for finish-turning of a cylinder or tapered surface in a lathe. Custom ground lathe parting tool is used for rolling beads, cutting grooves, and general smoothing. Wood turning aids. No. 3. The Buckingham skew. Wood turning aids. Part 5. Test of high-speed steel (HSS) turning tools. A look at the special turning tools used for exotic hardwoods. These tools are known as "blunt nosed" tools. Turning wooden bowls on a lathe. Tips on selecting and using bowl gouges. Tips on making lathe cutting tools from old files. How to make your own chisels for turning miniatures. Made from nails and disposable razor handles. Ring gouge. Tips on selection, use and sharpening of the ring gouge, a new concept in wood turning tools. Roughing tool and finishing tool designs for turning ebony, African blackwood and lignum vitae, plus tips on turning. Turning tools. A test of some major wood turning tools. Unusual turning tools and techniques for producing a circular wooden box that opens up to reveal two stacked "trays". The trays feature unique handles (stalks) which emerge from the middle of each tray. Infinitely adjustable dowel sizer. Convert an adjustable spanner (wrench) into a tool for turning dowels of various sizes. Homemade tool for cutting 12 evenly spaced grooves in a small spindle. Reshape a skew gouge to cut the most difficult grain and knots in spindle turning. Make a handy cutter and guide for marking out spiral twists for lathe turnings. Variation of a square-ended scraper makes turning the insides of straight-sided bowls both quick and clean. Gadget for holding lathe tools with one hand is ideally suited for a handicapped woodworker. Tip on making a narrow parting tool from a broken hacksaw blade. Scraper for uniform radii uses replaceable steel washers as the cutting tip. Tip on converting a closed-end box wrench into a ring gouge. Shaping the edge. How to make the many special profile cutting tools required in ornamental turning. Handling without charge. Home-made skews and gouges for turning miniatures. Adding handles to blades. Tool for turning spheres is made from tubular silver steel. Making and using special tools for turning wheels and loose rings. Gripping lathe tools. A comparison of the various recommended methods. An in-depth appraisal of the various methods for hand-gripping lathe-turning tools. Using the tied-underhand grip which enables the left hand to exercise greater control of lathe turning tool movements. Tip describes how to temper screwdrivers and bench chisels to make them usable as turning tools. Making tool hooks for hollowing out the inside of small vessels. Start turning. Part 2. A simple spindle. Shaping the handle for a turning tool. Start turning. Part 4. The selection and maintenance of lathe tools. Shop-built turning tool with a circular cutting edge will not dig into the work piece and has double the cutting life. A good alternative to the gouge. A large, strong gouge for deep turning is made by fitting a piece of steel pipe with a handle. High-speed steel gouge blades are held securely by the pipe for turning. A look at some special wood-turning chisels that can be made from imported carpenter's chisels. Designed especially to deal with making duplicate turnings with complex profiles that repeat large concave and convex areas. See-through rack for wood chisels and lathe chisels is made from wood and clear plastic. Rotating stand stores lathe chisels. Tool box for lathe chisels. Chisels fit in half round cutouts on angled surface. Drawer holds calipers, spare centers, etc. Your first lathe tools. A look at the four basic chisels you need to start doing wood turning. | |||||||||
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