Nice tutorial again Sam - that Burl looks amazing, looking forward to seeing what you come up with for it. Glad to see your back in the swing of it my friend. Take care Mike
Great video Sam, it's funny how often we overlook the fact that we can make many of the accessories we use in turning. Thanks for the reminder. It's really great to see you on the lathe! Keep up the good work my friend.
Great tutorial! And glad to see you're on the mend. I'm gonna start on my screw chuck as soon as I'm done here. Merry Christmas to you and yours and all the fellow woodturners out there!
Sam, I used to turn a fair bit around 3 years ago but gave up mainly due to work commitments. But recently I've got the bug again and I'm thinking of starting again ... then I came across your channel and have almost watched all your videos. You have truly inspired me to pick up the tools again and start making a few pieces. Thanks to you for going to the trouble of posting them and if you're ever in the UK then do drop by. Take care now. Regards, John.
Hi,greetings from Amsterdam! Like your videos.The tool you are calling "some sort of a countersink" is actually a centre drill,which is used for establishing a centre in a workpiece on metalworking lathes.But of course it will do the same on wood.Nice tip !
I am a new subscriber and new to turning as well.I would like to thank you for taking the time out to make the Fundamentals video"s. They answered a lot of questions that I had. I am researching on a scroll chuck and found that video helpful as well. Look forward to checking out the rest of your video's!!
I purchased a screw chuck with a wood screw tip. When I started making ice cream scoops and wine bottle stoppers the directions called for a machine thread. I bought a bolt with an extended shaft, sawed off the hex head and mounted it into my Jacob's chuck. A couple nuts and a washer finished my screw chuck. I use a sacrificial spacer made of 1/4 inch plywood and I am ready to go. I still use a tail stock to keep everything in place. It works.
Sam, glad to see you using the left hand a bit. From my experience it will take some time for full useage to come back but you are doing the right thing...use the injured hand! And thanks for all the work of putting together these videos! I love them and really learn a LOT from each of them. I've gone back and rewatched many of them several times when I want to try something new. Thanks again.
Thanks Earl The last few days I been doing a bit of hollowing. I figured this is one of the most difficult things I can do on the lathe. But so far it has not been that bad. Thanks very much Sam
Sam, nice video. I have made a number of screw chucks and they are very handy. I also keep a spare Jacobs chuck with a small center drill in, near the lathe.
That drill bit you said was a counter sink is a machinist (metal working machinist) is called a center drill for drilling holes in the center of rotating stock. I am glad to see that you are still wood working I lost my middle finger on my right hand when an automobile tire exploded 40 years ago on Veterans Day.
I've always used hanger bolts which have both machine and wood threads You can embed either the machine thread or the wood thread into the block. When the machine thread will be embedded, I first drill and tap the hole with the appropriate drillbit and tap, and then epoxy the screw in place.
Hey Sam . Great video and thanks for showing us the log your going to turn in a up and coming video. To me , it's like hanging a T-bone steak from a string just high enough that coco cant reach but can see it. ha . Matt
Sam, I'm glad to see that your hand is coming around. I can tell it seems to be a bit tender as you work with it. A lot of turners tell you never to use a glove on your hands when turning. I turn mostly very dry wood and find that the shavings do a job on my hands. I have neuropathy so any irritation is magnified many times over. So yes I to use a tight glove with the fingers cut off on my hand. Nice to see that you are using the face shield to. I'm still surprised to many turners that don't use a face shield and a dust mask when turning. Thanks for the video. Best regards.
Richard I also have a bit of neuropathy in my the in my legs.. Sometimes I think I'm falling apart. I agree about the glove. I would prefer not to wear one. My incisions are not 100% healed up. So I'm trying to protect them a bit. But yes they are a bit sore yet. But I am very careful about the glove, that would be a complete disaster Thanks Sam
Hi, the toll you use to start your centre hole is known in England. It is called a centre drill and is used in engineering for the very purpose you have used it for only in metal. Love the vid. Stu.
Here's just a thought: for the log/burl that you showed: would it be possible to leave the rough outside alone-don't smooth it. But cut it off from the log and turn the inside as a bowl. Then, drill three holes around the rough bottom, and insert carved feet from twiggs. The result is a beautiful bowl, finished nice inside, with a rough outside and hand-carved feet. Maybe call it a candy dish....
Great video Sam, thanks! One point I have to ask about, why not attach the piece of wood on the face plate from the get go, but start with a small screw chuck?
Yuval I am not really sure why I started the project that way. It worked, but....I really put in an extra step. I should have started with the faceplate. Sometimes I have something in my head and I don't consider anything else. Thanks Sam
The short drill bit ( c ountersink as you call it) is called a center drill and is primarily used by a machinist for starting a hole to establish a center hole to keep larger drill bits on center. O.H......GO BUCKS
Sam,what about drilling a hole into the wood and through the screw then knock a pin in,do the same at 45 degrees 1/2 inch higher or lower,it'll give the screw a bit more strength to stop it ripping,
Afterthought Sam from John in Australia. I note that you don't use tungsten carbide tips on universal handles. Do you have an aversion to using carbon tips? Some turners have said if you have a square, a round and a diamond shaped tip you can dispose of all your other tools.
John I started turning around 1990. I Will admit that I knew nothing. At that time turner's did not have available the vast array of tools they have today: and certainly not the carbide tools we have now. So I learned turning with what I would call traditional tools. The carbide tipped tools I have in my shop are for hollowing. So with that said, I have no motivation to buy carbide tipped tools. I try very hard in my videos to present options to turner's. I leave it to the viewer to make a decision as to what they will do in their shop. I never want to say," you must do it this way, or that way." This may be the most important point I can make, As I walk out on thin ice. I have had 25 years or more to develop my Woodturning skills with a bowl gouge, spindle gouge, the skew chisel and other tools. But at 65 years old----if I started turning today, it would be difficult to commit myself to using gouges and chisels. I understand that carbide tools in the hands of a new Woodturner Will provide very fast results. And those results are pretty darn good. Now I am not against scraping. I have many scraping tools in my shop. But my rule is to cut with a gouge---with no torn grain---then use A scraper to refine the surface. Now, this is where I break through the ice. I give the occasional class or lesson to somebody in my shop but I teach with those traditional tools like a bowl gouge. If someone wants to bring their carbide tools, they are welcome. But I will try to convince them of the benefits of cutting with a bowl gouge or a spindle gouge. But that is just me. Sam
John from Australia saying Hello! Sam and glad to see you back in the saddle. Although I always wince on your behalf when I see you grabbing things with your crook hand. Question please Sam. Is there any BALLPARK suggestions as to a minimum number of threads to use in connecting your work piece to the screw chuck giving due attention to safety?
John Great question. I believe the first consideration is how wet or dry the Wood is. With very wet wood you'll need to reduce the diameter of your drill considerably. If the wood is fairly dry then the drill bits you use only need to be two or three sizes smaller than the thread diameter. I think this is more important than how many threads you are connecting with. I would think you will need a minimum of four layers of threads. With a little experience and experimentation you will figure this out by trial and error. Again, I feel wet wood Will require A deeper thread and a smaller drill bit to begin with. Thanks Sam
+Robert Swindell I was cutting a thin board on the table saw and it rose up on the blade and took my fingers into the blade. Sorry about your accident. Hang in there. Sam
My guess is that over 50% of all people that have powered on a table saw have cut themselves. I on the other hand am in the other 50% - where I nipped myself while turning it off.
Hello from Australia, long time viewer. Sam I have a quick question. Why didn't you mount the square block straight to your face plate and knock the corners off. Then you wouldn't have to contend with an off centre hole?? Am I missing something?. Regards, Eager to learn.
Big bird No you are not missing something. I have no idea why I did it that way. I attotally added an additional step. I should just have screwed it onto my faceplate and been done with it. I just had a senior moment. Sam
Good project. There are a couple video editing errors. From 1:48-2:09 its black screen. After you showed the first store bought one, at 3:00 it replayed part of the same showing, I suspect you intended to show the other smaller one that was on the table. None the less a good demo.
Jeff, This was a tablesaw accident that happened five years ago. Every tool is dangerous. The worst thing can happen on the lathe is to get your sleeve wrapped up in it or something like that. If you’re not sure about something task. You’re always welcome to email me or I will give you my phone number and we can talk about anything you are concerned about. Sam
So....how did the first guy in history make a tool if he didn't have any tools? I used a screw chuck to make a screw chuck. Seriously I think you make a good point. I should have started with a scroll chuck. Cause if someone had a screw chuck, they didn't need to make one. I didn't think of that. Sam
WYOMINGWOODTURNER lol. Yea was mostly making a chicken or the egg joke but indeed I don't have a screw chuck ;) your videos are great tho. Hoping to start my turning in the next 2 weeks.
Dennis, I went back and watched this video. You may be right. Although I still have that screw chuck and it is centered ok. BUT, I think next time I would do it differently. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Sam
Yes once a hole in wood and especially in metal is off center it's somewhat difficult getting the hole back on center. A drill bit of any length is flexible and being chucked up in the tail stock you have more flexibility. A stubby drill, or better yet would be a end mill, would give you more rigidity. I'm not trying to tell you how to do something but being a retired machinist I have some knowledge of the subject. That being said I want to say I am getting a lot of knowledge from your videos. Would like more of them as I am a new bee to wood turning. Thank U
Hi Sam !!
Great video. I hadn't even considered making my own screw chuck,until now that is.Thanks for this great tip.
Cheers.
Chris.
Nice tutorial again Sam - that Burl looks amazing, looking forward to seeing what you come up with for it. Glad to see your back in the swing of it my friend.
Take care
Mike
Great video Sam, it's funny how often we overlook the fact that we can make many of the accessories we use in turning. Thanks for the reminder. It's really great to see you on the lathe! Keep up the good work my friend.
I am very sorry about the gap I left in the video at1:48. I just noticed it and fixed as much of it as possible. Thanks for your patience. Sam
Great to see you back up and nearly at full speed, love the vidio's I have learnt a great deal from them
Regards
Great tutorial! And glad to see you're on the mend. I'm gonna start on my screw chuck as soon as I'm done here. Merry Christmas to you and yours and all the fellow woodturners out there!
Sam, I used to turn a fair bit around 3 years ago but gave up mainly due to work commitments. But recently I've got the bug again and I'm thinking of starting again ... then I came across your channel and have almost watched all your videos. You have truly inspired me to pick up the tools again and start making a few pieces. Thanks to you for going to the trouble of posting them and if you're ever in the UK then do drop by. Take care now. Regards, John.
TheRuralGardener John
Thanks very much. I appreciate the fact I am influencing some folks out there. Let me know if I can help in any way.
Sam
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Hi,greetings from Amsterdam! Like your videos.The tool you are calling "some sort of a countersink" is actually a centre drill,which is used for establishing a centre in a workpiece on metalworking lathes.But of course it will do the same on wood.Nice tip !
I am a new subscriber and new to turning as well.I would like to thank you for taking the time out to make the Fundamentals video"s. They answered a lot of questions that I had. I am researching on a scroll chuck and found that video helpful as well. Look forward to checking out the rest of your video's!!
Thanks for sharing Sam. As always, I learn something new from your videos.
Peace,
Shane
Happy to see you back on the lathe Sam. good tips
Take care
Albert
I purchased a screw chuck with a wood screw tip. When I started making ice cream scoops and wine bottle stoppers the directions called for a machine thread. I bought a bolt with an extended shaft, sawed off the hex head and mounted it into my Jacob's chuck. A couple nuts and a washer finished my screw chuck. I use a sacrificial spacer made of 1/4 inch plywood and I am ready to go. I still use a tail stock to keep everything in place. It works.
Sam, glad to see you using the left hand a bit. From my experience it will take some time for full useage to come back but you are doing the right thing...use the injured hand! And thanks for all the work of putting together these videos! I love them and really learn a LOT from each of them. I've gone back and rewatched many of them several times when I want to try something new. Thanks again.
Thanks Earl
The last few days I been doing a bit of hollowing. I figured this is one of the most difficult things I can do on the lathe. But so far it has not been that bad.
Thanks very much
Sam
Sam, nice video. I have made a number of screw chucks and they are very handy. I also keep a spare Jacobs chuck with a small center drill in, near the lathe.
That drill bit you said was a counter sink is a machinist (metal working machinist) is called a center drill for drilling holes in the center of rotating stock. I am glad to see that you are still wood working I lost my middle finger on my right hand when an automobile tire exploded 40 years ago on
Veterans Day.
I've always used hanger bolts which have both machine and wood threads You can embed either the machine thread or the wood thread into the block. When the machine thread will be embedded, I first drill and tap the hole with the appropriate drillbit and tap, and then epoxy the screw in place.
+Bob Blarney That is a great Idea. I used to use those in my woodworking. I need to try that. Sam
Hey Sam . Great video and thanks for showing us the log your going to turn in a up and coming video. To me , it's like hanging a T-bone steak from a string just high enough that coco cant reach but can see it. ha .
Matt
Another great viedo. Just a tip, when mixing epoxy use the bottom of a beer/pop can. you will be surprised how well it works.
Good instruction Sam. The washer on the screw is a good idea. Stay well, your hand seems to have normal movement.
Sam, I'm glad to see that your hand is coming around. I can tell it seems to be a bit tender as you work with it. A lot of turners tell you never to use a glove on your hands when turning. I turn mostly very dry wood and find that the shavings do a job on my hands. I have neuropathy so any irritation is magnified many times over. So yes I to use a tight glove with the fingers cut off on my hand. Nice to see that you are using the face shield to. I'm still surprised to many turners that don't use a face shield and a dust mask when turning. Thanks for the video. Best regards.
Richard
I also have a bit of neuropathy in my the in my legs.. Sometimes I think I'm falling apart.
I agree about the glove. I would prefer not to wear one. My incisions are not 100% healed up. So I'm trying to protect them a bit. But yes they are a bit sore yet. But I am very careful about the glove, that would be a complete disaster
Thanks Sam
Hi, the toll you use to start your centre hole is known in England. It is called a centre drill and is used in engineering for the very purpose you have used it for only in metal.
Love the vid. Stu.
thank you nice class
Thank you
nice
I see you're all better
it's a handy tip but I already have a screw chuck
I have no idea how you would chuck it up but I think that burl would make a really nice natural lid for something leaving the rough texture on it
Hi Sam! Nice video! Take care and hope you have a prompt recovery! Cheers! Daniel
Thanks Daniel, I am on the way
Just a little swelling and soreness but other than that I'm back in the shop for five hours each day.
Sam
Great to hear that! Cheers! Daniel
Here's just a thought: for the log/burl that you showed: would it be possible to leave the rough outside alone-don't smooth it. But cut it off from the log and turn the inside as a bowl. Then, drill three holes around the rough bottom, and insert carved feet from twiggs. The result is a beautiful bowl, finished nice inside, with a rough outside and hand-carved feet. Maybe call it a candy dish....
I like this
Great video Sam, thanks! One point I have to ask about, why not attach the piece of wood on the face plate from the get go, but start with a small screw chuck?
Yuval
I am not really sure why I started the project that way. It worked, but....I really put in an extra step. I should have started with the faceplate. Sometimes I have something in my head and I don't consider anything else. Thanks
Sam
WYOMINGWOODTURNER Well, get your act together Sam, really! :) I'll let it slide, but just this once... ;)
Thanks Sam. JimE
The short drill bit ( c ountersink as you call it) is called a center drill and is primarily used by a machinist for starting a hole to establish a center hole to keep larger drill bits on center. O.H......GO BUCKS
+Greg Sawyers
Thanks, I do have 3 or 4 of these center drills. I just need to remember I have them. Sam
Sam,what about drilling a hole into the wood and through the screw then knock a pin in,do the same at 45 degrees 1/2 inch higher or lower,it'll give the screw a bit more strength to stop it ripping,
Maybe it's just me but it seems like things look bigger on the video than in real life. Thanks
Interesting
Added to todo list.
Btw, i thought my phone died with the sudden blackscreen.
Afterthought Sam from John in Australia.
I note that you don't use tungsten carbide tips on universal handles. Do you have an aversion to using carbon tips? Some turners have said if you have a square, a round and a diamond shaped tip you can dispose of all your other tools.
John
I started turning around 1990. I Will admit that I knew nothing. At that time turner's did not have available the vast array of tools they have today: and certainly not the carbide tools we have now. So I learned turning with what I would call traditional tools. The carbide tipped tools I have in my shop are for hollowing. So with that said, I have no motivation to buy carbide tipped tools. I try very hard in my videos to present options to turner's. I leave it to the viewer to make a decision as to what they will do in their shop. I never want to say," you must do it this way, or that way."
This may be the most important point I can make, As I walk out on thin ice. I have had 25 years or more to develop my Woodturning skills with a bowl gouge, spindle gouge, the skew chisel and other tools. But at 65 years old----if I started turning today, it would be difficult to commit myself to using gouges and chisels. I understand that carbide tools in the hands of a new Woodturner Will provide very fast results. And those results are pretty darn good. Now I am not against scraping. I have many scraping tools in my shop. But my rule is to cut with a gouge---with no torn grain---then use A scraper to refine the surface.
Now, this is where I break through the ice. I give the occasional class or lesson to somebody in my shop but I teach with those traditional tools like a bowl gouge. If someone wants to bring their carbide tools, they are welcome. But I will try to convince them of the benefits of cutting with a bowl gouge or a spindle gouge. But that is just me.
Sam
John from Australia saying Hello! Sam and glad to see you back in the saddle. Although I always wince on your behalf when I see you grabbing things with your crook hand. Question please Sam. Is there any BALLPARK suggestions as to a minimum number of threads to use in connecting your work piece to the screw chuck giving due attention to safety?
John
Great question. I believe the first consideration is how wet or dry the Wood is. With very wet wood you'll need to reduce the diameter of your drill considerably. If the wood is fairly dry then the drill bits you use only need to be two or three sizes smaller than the thread diameter. I think this is more important than how many threads you are connecting with. I would think you will need a minimum of four layers of threads. With a little experience and experimentation you will figure this out by trial and error.
Again, I feel wet wood Will require A deeper thread and a smaller drill bit to begin with.
Thanks Sam
Last week i shaved part of a finger on the jointer. Just curious as to how you cut yours?
+Robert Swindell I was cutting a thin board on the table saw and it rose up on the blade and took my fingers into the blade. Sorry about your accident. Hang in there. Sam
My guess is that over 50% of all people that have powered on a table saw have cut themselves. I on the other hand am in the other 50% - where I nipped myself while turning it off.
Hello from Australia, long time viewer. Sam I have a quick question. Why didn't you mount the square block straight to your face plate and knock the corners off. Then you wouldn't have to contend with an off centre hole?? Am I missing something?.
Regards, Eager to learn.
Big bird
No you are not missing something. I have no idea why I did it that way. I attotally added an additional step. I should just have screwed it onto my faceplate and been done with it. I just had a senior moment.
Sam
Good project. There are a couple video editing errors. From 1:48-2:09 its black screen.
After you showed the first store bought one, at 3:00 it replayed part of the same showing, I suspect you intended to show the other smaller one that was on the table. None the less a good demo.
What happened to your left hand? Is this something that can happen with turning? I am new and it is not to late to stop.
Jeff, This was a tablesaw accident that happened five years ago. Every tool is dangerous. The worst thing can happen on the lathe is to get your sleeve wrapped up in it or something like that. If you’re not sure about something task. You’re always welcome to email me or I will give you my phone number and we can talk about anything you are concerned about. Sam
Thanks, only issue is you used a screw chuck to make a screw chuck :) ...at the beginning turning down the block :)
So....how did the first guy in history make a tool if he didn't have any tools? I used a screw chuck to make a screw chuck. Seriously I think you make a good point. I should have started with a scroll chuck. Cause if someone had a screw chuck, they didn't need to make one. I didn't think of that. Sam
WYOMINGWOODTURNER lol. Yea was mostly making a chicken or the egg joke but indeed I don't have a screw chuck ;) your videos are great tho. Hoping to start my turning in the next 2 weeks.
Those are called center drill... here is the link for some on grizzly
www.grizzly.com/products/4-pc-Center-Drill-Set-82-/H5931
Custom Chris oh thank you, I completely forgot to put up a note on the video. I will do that.
Sam
Who comes at 14:05? ;-)
Having a hole in the wood already is not a good idea as we see the drill will go to the path of least resistance and may not be true center.
Dennis, I went back and watched this video. You may be right. Although I still have that screw chuck and it is centered ok. BUT, I think next time I would do it differently. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Sam
Yes once a hole in wood and especially in metal is off center it's somewhat difficult getting the hole back on center. A drill bit of any length is flexible and being chucked up in the tail stock you have more flexibility. A stubby drill, or better yet would be a end mill, would give you more rigidity. I'm not trying to tell you how to do something but being a retired machinist I have some knowledge of the subject. That being said I want to say I am getting a lot of knowledge from your videos. Would like more of them as I am a new bee to wood turning. Thank U