The SuperNova2 Sees Action

As a few of you here know, I am no turner. But I find myself standing around the lathe more these days doing something besides pens. I always thought I would be more creative If I could take the tail stock out of part of the process. I posted a couple of my latest creations on a.b.p.w. If you want to see a beginners first try's and maybe point out something I could have done better, Please dooooo.

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Leon
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The lathe is an awfully nice diversion, no?

Leon I think the reason you haven't any comments here is that you posted your pics to abpw. Most folks don't get that anymore. Many didn't know how to find it when they had it.

I know you have DSL, and I do too. However, my DSL server won't allow me access to any binaries groups.

With that in mind I'll bet if you post to a free image hosting site you will get a lot of hits and comments.

That being said, there are work arounds. I like both pieces you turned. Keeping in mind that turning is VERY subjective, I think over a period of time you will find yourself turning thinner, more refined shapes.

The walls of your pieces will get thinner, and as in the shape of your fluted goblet, the lines will become more flowing. I think they looked great and liked the fact you tackled a box right off.

But....

What was that crack about "just getting the skew" in the text?

=^0 !!!

I have been trying to "get the skew" for years. I have good days and bad days. On good days, I feel like I am mastering the art of turning... on bad days it corkscrews across the piece scaring the crap out of me. I am not sure, but the large skew I have may have taken as much as 18 months off my life....

I swapped out bowl gouge sharpening lessons to our club "skewmaster" and did great while he was there, and probably for a couple of sessions after word. I went to TTT and met a guy from Houston that had me similarly squared away. Then a few years ago we had "open house, bring your problem tool" and I had a guy that was a disciple of Raffan instruct me.

I ain't getting it. My confession:

I can plane, do some simple coves if they aren't too deep.

Over a long, careful period of time I can do some beads. But no two look alike.

I cannot rough out with the skew. I don't think I could rough out a piece of dowel for use.

I cannot end cut a hard wood spindle to a clean cut. This is such a disaster it is like sticking my finger in a pencil sharpener. (My club buddy used to cut the tops of his 3" boxes at a nice angle all the way across the end grain just so he wouldn't have to sand.)

Things I can do with a skew:

Sharpen them till they can shave hair. I finish with a diamond lap, but do not strop.

Regrind them to remove a bit of the heel, and a bit of the tip. Still razor sharp.

I can scare the sweet living daylights out of myself on a end grain catch.

I can read Raffan's book and watch his videos. I can do the same with Alan Lacer's materials. Still in the end, it is like teaching portrait painting to a blind man.

+++++++++++++++

If you woke up one day and understood that devil's spawn, please bottle some of your mojo and send it to me.

It is embarrassing. I have turned so many things for so long that I don't give any of my other tools a second thought. But the skew seems to be my nemesis.

I am thinking about making my big one into a large slick style chisel, even though I don't need one. THAT might show the others who the boss is! ;^)

Then again, they might gang up on me.... (those bastards.... all four skews are probably waiting for me as we speak....).

Good work on your pieces. I hope you get a photo hosting account so everyone can your good work.

Robert

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nailshooter41

----- Original Message ----- From: Newsgroups: rec.crafts.woodturning Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 4:33 PM Subject: Re: The SuperNova2 Sees Action

The lathe is an awfully nice diversion, no?

Yes..

Leon I think the reason you haven't any comments here is that you posted your pics to abpw. Most folks don't get that anymore. Many didn't know how to find it when they had it.

I know you have DSL, and I do too. However, my DSL server won't allow me access to any binaries groups.

Nor would mine however I suscribed to Giganews and the allows me to get all news groups, I think. Any way I subscribe to the cheapes version, 3GB for $2.99 per month, I can afford that. Ha!

With that in mind I'll bet if you post to a free image hosting site you will get a lot of hits and comments.

I have tried a couple of them but they end up going belly up and I have to resuscribe and start over.

That being said, there are work arounds. I like both pieces you turned. Keeping in mind that turning is VERY subjective, I think over a period of time you will find yourself turning thinner, more refined shapes.

I was just tickled that both wer my forst attempts and nothing went horribly wrong.

The walls of your pieces will get thinner, and as in the shape of your fluted goblet, the lines will become more flowing. I think they looked great and liked the fact you tackled a box right off.

I was afraid to tahe the first too far, thinking the whole time, I can do it.

But....

What was that crack about "just getting the skew" in the text?

=^0 !!!

I have been trying to "get the skew" for years. I have good days and bad days. On good days, I feel like I am mastering the art of turning... on bad days it corkscrews across the piece scaring the crap out of me. I am not sure, but the large skew I have may have taken as much as 18 months off my life....

I was doing that but I am sure there is much much more to learn, I did learn that if I can keep the point out of the opposite side of the cut things go much more smoothly.

I swapped out bowl gouge sharpening lessons to our club "skewmaster" and did great while he was there, and probably for a couple of sessions after word. I went to TTT and met a guy from Houston that had me similarly squared away. Then a few years ago we had "open house, bring your problem tool" and I had a guy that was a disciple of Raffan instruct me.

I ain't getting it. My confession:

I can plane, do some simple coves if they aren't too deep.

Over a long, careful period of time I can do some beads. But no two look alike.

I cannot rough out with the skew. I don't think I could rough out a piece of dowel for use.

Yeah I have not tried any of that yet, the Henry Taylor rough in gouge is my friend. LOL

I cannot end cut a hard wood spindle to a clean cut. This is such a disaster it is like sticking my finger in a pencil sharpener. (My club buddy used to cut the tops of his 3" boxes at a nice angle all the way across the end grain just so he wouldn't have to sand.)

I almost did that on the box lid.

Things I can do with a skew:

Sharpen them till they can shave hair. I finish with a diamond lap, but do not strop.

Tormek!

Regrind them to remove a bit of the heel, and a bit of the tip. Still razor sharp.

I have heard of doing that.

I can scare the sweet living daylights out of myself on a end grain catch.

When that happened I would turn the lathe off, look at the skew to see if any part if it was broken off and then observe the wicked gouge in my piece.

I can read Raffan's book and watch his videos. I can do the same with Alan Lacer's materials. Still in the end, it is like teaching portrait painting to a blind man.

I have his DVD on order, 3 IIRC.

+++++++++++++++

If you woke up one day and understood that devil's spawn, please bottle some of your mojo and send it to me.

It is embarrassing. I have turned so many things for so long that I don't give any of my other tools a second thought. But the skew seems to be my nemesis.

I am sure I have plenty of mistakes to be uncovered, so far I only know to use it to smoothe the surface and or create beads.

I am thinking about making my big one into a large slick style chisel, even though I don't need one. THAT might show the others who the boss is! ;^)

Then again, they might gang up on me.... (those bastards.... all four skews are probably waiting for me as we speak....).

Good work on your pieces. I hope you get a photo hosting account so everyone can your good work.

We'll See LOL

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Leon

I use this link when I want to see stuff on ABPW:

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He posts the pictures so anyone can see whats up.

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Jack Stein

Not bad. Leon...

Are you using scrapers yet, or just gouge and skew?

mac

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mac davis

I have'em but don't really use them yet, well uh actually I think I might have used one under the top of the goblet.

thanks Mac

Reply to
Leon

Scrapers are very cool, once you learn to put a burr on them and get some practice.. I use several types of skews, but for goblets, I reach for the scrapers to finish the inside of the bowl and to shape the "transitions" between the bowl, stem and base.. For me, the most difficult part of goblets, wine classes, etc. is where the bowl meets the stem.. Bead? No bead? convex? Concave?

Rounded bowl bottom? (wine glass?) More of a "pointy" bottom?

Lots of choices and not all of them work.. DAMHIKT

mac

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mac davis

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