Richard Raffan turning a thin finial for practice
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- čas přidán 8. 01. 2024
- Turning very thin finials is very good practice that improves your overall turning technique.
This was to have been at the end the previous video on skew chisel basics so you could see the skew in action. Any tool pressure against the wood, and the spindle will break.
The usual pleasure to watch video.. this channel should have 1 M subscribers. Every time you watch and learn from RR you are getting the benefit of 53 + years of world class elite level turning experience
I concur re one million subscribers. Richard is an international treasure.
yes I was following Richards magazine work 30 years ago. Great to see videos now.
Turning finials is a lot of fun. Very little wood needed and great practice for the skew. After reshaping and sharpening my skew, I need to do some more of this.
Thank you for the video lesson and your expertise
These skew exercises always teach me so much about the whole turning (and sharpening) process. Thanks for the lesson.
Watch Alan Batty !
Thanks Richard. I'm coming to understand how versatile a skew can be in the correct circumstances. The more I see you, Tomslav and others use a skew the more I wonder why I even have a spindle roughing gouge and some other tools. More practice coming!
Thanks for this excellent video, Richard. It’s a great lesson in tool control. I kept waiting for you to pick up a smaller skew, but you did it all with the large one. I’m a few years younger than you. Yet, when I’m working on finely detailed finials, I have to put on the magnifying glasses and reach for the small skew that I made from a 3/8” round piece of high speed steel. I’ll have to try it with the larger tool and see if I can manage. I’m sure I had a more steady hand and better eye sight a decade ago!
Thank you Richard for another master class on the skew. Thanks to you I am continually getting better and not nearly as afraid of the skew as I used to be. I've tried a few finials, but never any quiet that small. Time to sharpen the skew and give it a try. Thank you!
Nice tool work Richard. Thank you for sharing. Have a great 2024 and stay safe.🙂🙂
Thank you for moving the camera in close to enable us to see the tool control and details of the finial. Very informative.
It's always a joy watching you work.
That was incredible. I appreciate the lesson especially with the skew tool. I love doing this kind of work. I’ve only been doing it for four years, but I’m enjoying it. Thank you.
I love turning these small finials. It's hard to come up with new designs. I really like your style. I'm always taking photos of lamps and table legs for reference. I do find it interesting how you are able to turn them without any inward pressure. I do often find that my edges get slightly chipped in turning sometimes. I guess I need more practice 😄
great way to practice new ideas and keep your skills honed. Putting it on a shelf as you said also lets people see what is possible if theyre looking over designs of box lids etc. Super video and I really like how calm and collected you are when something goes awry
Thanks for sharing
Brilliant craftsmanship Richard. If only I could do it that quick.
Absolutely wonderful Richard. Very inspiring. Looking forward to trying these techniques. Thank you for sharing.
Master at work
Practice, like scales for a musician.
Fantastic skew chisel control. I would not be able to have such precise control using a large skew chisel. I would need to use a smaller one. Well, done.
You should gvie it a go. It's much easier than people might think.
Thank you so much for great video
A good exercise and tool control and patience as well.
Fabulous skew work....I'm going to seriously practice so I can do that someday!! 😀👋😁
Turn one today!! These are not difficult to turn unless you push the tool into the wood. In hands-on workshops I had students who consistently pushed tools hard into the wood turn these finials to slow them down. Their overall turning improved immediately.
This looks like an excellent skew practice after becoming a bit more proficient with the skew on larger work. Could see your use of all the techniques you demonstrated in your previous skew video. Definitely going to take a shot at these after I become more comfortable with the skew.
It’s a great way to become more comfortable, all by itself.😊
thanks Richard
Seeing Richard do a cove with a skew chisel surprised me. I have a long way to go on my skills...
Yes I agree. Finials are fun to turn but ultra thin ones, as nice as they are remain quite fragile. I'd bet most will be broken over time. I'd love to see a video where you show how to set up a string steady and turn a 600mm Trembleur with 3mm main stem as a skill builder. Thanks as always for the videos!
I don't know anything about string steadies and I don't think I"ve ever turned a tall finial to go on a box. That's entirely on aesthetic grounds. To me they're mostly skilful, but ridiculous visually. By way of long and thin turning I can offer you my ego stick czcams.com/video/QciPNAZsu1g/video.html.
Such talent and skill. You did a great work 💖💖
This is is an excercise I had students do if they consistantly pushed tools too hard into the wood. It's not that difficult and you should give it a go.
Richard - would it be possible for you to do a video on how you decide on the design of the finials, please? It all seems so effortless! Cutting the wood correctly is one challenge, but getting pleasing shapes is an additional one.
Not much design thought went into this spindle. It was more a series of cuts to show what you can do. I've turned few house finials but no tall finial to go on a box or vessel. That's entirely on aesthetic grounds. To me they're mostly skilful, but ridiculous visually. I reckon the best look better hanging rather than pointing up. The nearest I get to finials are my Tower Boxes czcams.com/video/ef_jXqvc5bgv/video.html and I do those with out drawings or anything definite in mind. It's a matter of knowing when to stop, based on past experience. I'll talk a more about design on the next one.
Amazing!
Really nice demonstration! I like doing small stuff like this. However I would use something like a 12mm skew. Handling a 25mm is quiet hard in such tight spaces, but still doable as you showed in the video.
Thanks for sharing Richard, if one pays attention, even though in this video you didn't talk much, there's lot's to pick up on just watching your tool handling.
I've been trying to find the source I once watched where the sizing of finials is explained. I have in my head that the length of a finial for most pieces, such as closed vessels, icicle ornaments, etc, should be about 2/3 of the height of the main piece. I was curios as to your thoughts on that?
To my mind most finials with a large ends look better hanging down on Xmas ornaments and the like. Dripping viscus honey or treacle provide a good model.
Well now you're just showing off 😄
Really fun to watch! How many cups of coffee do you need to get ready for that kind of work?
These really are not that difficult unless you push the tool into the cut. Let the wood come to the tool and you're fine.
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What size skew are you using?
I have watched your videos hundreds of times and it never ceases to amaze me how fabulously skilled you are. This one is particularly impressive! More than most which is saying a lot! I have learned so much from you and I am getting pretty good because of it but to see you use a big skew with a straight edge basically is like magic to me! I tend to use a 3/8” swept back spindle gouge on finials, and wanted to know if everything you did here was doable with the spindle gouge or are there things you can only do with the skew? I’m decent with the skew but have a long way to go. Would using a smaller skew be better for a novice? Seems less intimidating to think about but not sure how an expert would feel. A lot of questions sorry but you just make the mind go bonkers watching you. Your ability to steady the work piece and do such delicate work is truly awe inspiring! Thanks for everything you do Richard!! Bless you and hope you are having a wonderful beginning to your new year!! Scott
And I agree, you should have 1 million followers for sure
Turning on this scale is easiest using a ½-in skew. You can do it all with a spindle gouge and I can see that requires another video.
all this with one tool amaseing
Do you always use that large a skew for fine work?
Normally I'd use a ½" skew on this diameter or smaller. This was to show that it can be done when you realise that an edge is an edge and a corner a corner.
Yes, in the real world stuff happens. Sometimes I take whatever tool is in my hand and beat the snot out of whatever is left in the chuck..
I have watched the frenchmen doing that finial competition they have, string supports etc. I don’t think that will ever be my major interest, you make a couple of good ones and think, Why ?
Those trombleurs are a whole different thing. Using up waste to turn these is very good for your overall turning expertise.
Likewise, I have never been moved to attempt trombleurs, but this skill by the master we have just witnessed has uses besides the study and practice. Think Christmas ornament pendants and finials for hollow form and box lids. I've been turning since the 90s and following the master since the 90s (books, tapes) and still learned something just now, as will ever be the case.
With all the "stuff" in the news, it's easy to dwell on the "stuff". But isn't it wonderful that we live in a time where we can watch and listen to such a teacher, in my case on a phone and also, from the other side of the planet!
Thank you Richard, for another generous and edifying video.
@@greggerstner5599I parallel your time line with Richard. I have also had the pleasure of workshops as well, and I learn something new with every viewing. This channel is treasure .