Turning For Furniture Makers: The Skew Chisel
The skew chisel is another woodturning multi-tool in the hands of an experienced turner. But what about in the hands of Ben and Anissa?
Apr 23, 2019
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In the hands of an experienced turner, the skew chisel is a woodturning multi-tool. It’s the go-to for V-grooves and beads among other cuts. But what about in the hands of Ben and Anissa? Well, with the help of chairmaker David Douyard, even our woodturning novices get the hang of an intimidating tool that can be quite a difficult beast to tame.
Note from Ben: Unfortunately, because of the need for microphones, we weren’t able to wear a face mask, but, as a friend recently pointed out, it’s a must when turning, especially for novices like Anissa and me.
Videos in the Series
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Turning For Furniture Makers: Sharpening
April 2, 2019
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Turning for Furniture Makers: The Roughing Gouge
April 9, 2019
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Turning For Furniture Makers: Roughing from a riven blank
April 16, 2019
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Turning For Furniture Makers: The Skew Chisel
April 23, 2019
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Turning For Furniture Makers: V-Grooves and Beads
April 30, 2019
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Comments
"The most successful failure yet" Hillarious!
Sorry, I had a hard time watching this, poor Anissa had such a death grip on the turning tool something bad was going to happen! Ben, he likes to turn around and talk while the chisel is on the tool rest, something bad was going to happen! But nothing bad happened! I don't watch horror films either....
It's really not a good idea to work at a lathe wearing long sleeves. At a minimum roll them up to the elbows. Better yet wear a short sleeved shirt or a smock.
Great set of videos. Informative, easy to watch and great chemistry! Thanks!!!
Hi folks, Great videos the clarity is really great. I would like to know some other information regarding lathes, I see David is using a Laguna Revo. I believe it running 220v as well. So what is a good lathe for a beginner, who can only run 120v and only wants to turn spindles, drawer knobs and maybe have a try a bowl? I am glad touched on Wood to use, although I have heard and found Pine is not very nice to turn, would Douglas Fur be better?
I am loving this series thank you for putting this together.
I love this series. I am working with my daughter at the lathe and watching others learn is somehow comforting.
For best skew use raise the tool rest much higher so you have better control and not hunched over, you'll actually be working closer to the top of the work not on the side bent over peeling (skewing) the wood not chipping it.
This is a great series. I would love to see one one bowl turning - especially how to hollow out a bowl.
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