And The Art of Making Shavings
Tips and tricks to improve your skills and success
The first step to getting a great finish on your turned vessel begins with the finish off the gouge and skew. Tool marks, tearout, and excessive sanding are a detriment to [any] great finish and must be avoided. Begin sanding at 220 grit and finish with 320/340 grit; sanding in an oscillating manner by hand. Read More …
Have you ever wondered if you were using the correct bandsaw blade to cut a particular curve. Wayne Clasper would like you to know the width blade you should use to get an expected radius. To that end, Wayne offers the following chart.
Folks, this article is for the woodworker that likes to use Shellac. Shellac is a great way to finish wood, but, it can have a problem. The problem being, the shelf life of an open can of shellac is about 3 years. Once a can of shellac is unsealed, it begins degrading. Three years may Read More …
Making 2 variations of Danish Oil. Whichever formula you choose, use equal parts of the 3 part formula selected: Option 1 Clear Spar Varnish Pure Tung Oil Mineral Spirits (or one of the following paint thinner, turpentine, naptha) or Option 2 Clear Spar Varnish Boiled Linseed Oil Mineral Spirits (or one of the following paint Read More …
To design for a segmented turning: Draw the form for your turning on graph paper Decide on the number of layers of rings to be used. Determine the width of the segment by the drawing Determine the thickness of the segment by your drawing Decide on the number of segments per ring. Use the formulas Read More …
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Steps: Between centers, turn the tenon and base. This end will be gripped with the jawed chuck, so make sure the tenon and the underside of the base are square. Put the tenon created in step 1. into the jawed chuck. Bring up Read More …
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here This is my drying process for turned wood pieces using a microwave oven. It contains information and processes learned from several different woodturners, along with my own experiences. Note #1: Should small cracks begin to develop, I use superglue (CA glue, cyanoacrylic glue), Read More …
If you would like your own hardcopy of this description, click here Bob Clark put together a great explanation on how to drill a whole in a solid rod, permitting turners to create a endmill gouge that has been discussed multiple times in our meetings. During each discussions, members that have made the gouge have Read More …
Spiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #1 Spiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #2 Spiral Fluting Jig by Bob Grinstead, View #3 If you are using, or building, a spiral fluting jig similar to Bob Grinstead, this page is for you. This page identifies the information you need to use the jig, and Read More …
The tool below is intended to help you determine what volume a shaped urn will hold. The volume of the urn is estimated by the weight of the person (or pet). If you want to find the volume urn needed to hold a body by weight, check the page https://worldwidewoodturners.org/what-volume-urn-do-i-need/ To use this tool: Select Read More …