Making Woodturning Tools Part 2: Spindle Gouge
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- čas přidán 13. 09. 2024
- This video features the making of a spindle gouge, a tool used to shape objects on a wood lathe. The gouge will be made from M2 high speed steel and -- unlike the other tools in the series -- can be made without heat treating. The series, hosted by knife maker Walter Sorrells,will include some projects which use very simple tools and equipment as well as projects which require fairly complex equipment.
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Hey Walter,
First of all, thanks for the informative video. Accuracy. flexibility, specific material, clear succinct description and choices for annealing is exactly what I was looking for in order to make some tools and start turning within this coming year. I subscribed I am a wanna be. I taught shop at the Jr. HS level for a few years in the early 70's. We did have large excellent quality wood lathes in the shop. I was a total newbie with wood lathe work. After some research I learned the basics and transferred that to teaching very basic spindle work. That was a long time ago. I am 70 in March. I am still working building part time and looking to give it ago again. I do not have a shop after selling my house. I am in the process of getting that together. Thanks again. Keep up the good work. Cheers.
I love your woodturning tool videos, Walter. While I've made a few turning tools, they've been limited mostly to scraper-type tools where I could use a short piece of HSS or a carbide bit. Your tools are great, and the videos very informative.
Thank You Walter S
Quality of content is amazing and I'm eating it up. Ive watched every video you've made. Im a woodworker and new knife maker on my 7th knife and loving it. You've been my guide the whole way.
Rock On Dude!
I dont have a lathe and Im watching this. Really interesting videos
Thanks for sharing this, I just got into turning, and I already make my own carving knives,(i.e. Hooks, slicks and adze) for Coast Salish Carving, I have my own fixtures that makes my belt sander set up for different grinds and I've got 25 yrs of Metal Fabrication under my belt, and I've got a few tricks up my sleeve, with all this said, I've been thinking about doing this for the last week, so now that I've watched your video, it gives me "more" inspiration to take the time and do it.Thanks for your information and your time for doing this.
super helpful! thanks again Walter
When you do your bevel on the back, it would be better to have your "marks" or scratches going with the shank, up and down the shaft and then I would think of using your polishing wheel to put that nice mirrored finish on it as you do carving knives, the reason for this is so when you touch it up during work, you can use a slip strop to keep like glass, I was told from an old knife maker,"glass slices much better through wood then sand paper does. Nice job either way, and like you said, we might have to learn how to use it. I was told that when you make a carving knife, it's made to fit YOUR hand.Again, Thanks for sharing.
Tip from a wood turner, when sanding with a long strip of sand paper, like an old grinder belt as I assume thats what you used. Don't bring the two ends that you're holding so close together, the slack on the top can get snagged in the wood and quickly tangle up the sandpaper strip. This has a chance of brining your finger with it. If it grabs it well enough it can take a finger off. I know sounds a bit exaggerated but ever notice how few wood turners have 10 digits haha. As a side note when you say wheel you sound like Stewie Griffin "cool wHIp"
Coudn't stop picturing Stewie as he said it!
this is very helpful, I do wood turning and might give making tools a go
thank you for the text on the video noting reason for the small horizontal hole in the handle (1/16th inch relief hole).
A good way to make an inexpensive gouge without a small radius belt grinder is to use a shaft out of an old shock absorber. Normalize it in a charcoal bed and drill a hole in the end about 50% of the diameter of the rod about 3" deep parallel to the length of the shaft. Make the hole as far off center as you can without breaking out of the side of the shaft. Use a flat belt grinder to grind away the thin side to expose the hole and you have a gouge. Grind whatever bevel you want on the end and oil harden it.
I have enjoyed both video's on making lathe tools. Question on this tool, could you weld a longer round stock for the handle to fit on. This would give you a good steel for cutting, and a longer tool for use like I use most of the time. I just don't like short lathe tools. If I wanted to use short tools, I would use a chisel.
Interesting question! There are a lot of complexities involved in welding dissimilar steels to each other. Also, a steel like M2, which will air harden, can have embrittlement problems when welded. Given the forces at play in a lathe tool, I'd be nervous about trying it. All of that said, I'm no expert on welding, so there may be some tricks that would allow you to pull it off effectively.
Wilson Stevens
Is it possible to weld a piece of mild steel rod to this tool steel in order to extend the length of the gouge?
thanks for the reply
Enjoyed the video Walter. Just 1 wee tip as a woodturner. When using a bevelled tool, run it on the bevel. That way you cut not scrap giving more control & a much better finish. You may need to drop the tool rest a bit. Start on the bevel. You won't be cutting. Raise your hand that's holding the handle. Once you see a shaving starting to come off the cutting edge, your cutting, or as we say over here in N. Ireland, "your sucking diesel". This gives you maximum control especially when you start to role into the convex ends. I hope that makes sense. If it doesn't, come over to my shop in N. Ireland & I will give you a free day on the lathe😂. By the way, I enjoy the effort you put into sharing your skill. Thanks. Hugo Dale. You can see some of what an old retired man does on: www.beavertooth.co.uk
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