woodturning - watch the body movements when turning a spindle

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6 жыл бұрын

This video was made as a result of requests on social media and is at a diffferent angle to show the body movement and grip on the tool handle while turning a stair spindle.

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@nigeloram3524 2 жыл бұрын

Somebody mentioned that you were good with a skew….they weren’t wrong!! What a joy to watch 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@woodturner21 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@PaulLockwood 6 жыл бұрын

It may not be a tutorial, but it certainly a lesson from the master himself! Excellent work and a real joy to watch Mr Jones.

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul

@OliverswoodturningCoUk 6 жыл бұрын

That's a great video again Steve

@billy19461 6 жыл бұрын

Watched it the first time watching your body movements and had movements. Now I have to go and watch it a second time to see that beautiful spindle appear.

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Billy

@MikeWaldt 6 жыл бұрын

Another excellent video Steve, brilliant mate. Cheers Mike

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike always a pleasure to hear from you. 👍

@barrycook4690 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve a privilege to see you working another 20 years I mite get as good as you 😉

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Barry

@levidanya 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic,smooth, accurate.and quick. The signs of untold hours of practice and work.

@woodturner21 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ComfortablyLost2020 4 жыл бұрын

Your work is remarkable to watch, and you did everything so smooth and fast. A true testament of skill and craftsmanship

@woodturner21 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@dspada1965 6 жыл бұрын

The "hours of flight" that this man has are directly proportional to the speed and comfort with which he performs when turning. Great technique, Great job !!!

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@markkemp9253 6 жыл бұрын

A pleasure to watch you turn

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks you

@hraun2berg 6 жыл бұрын

One can learn much by a short video like this. Thank you. Júlíus

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you it's a pleasure

@charliebrady3751 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, Steve. I've just taken on the task to turn 66 spindles to reproduce the original balustrade for an 1893 cricket pavilion. If I practice for a couple of years, I think I that I can complete the task! :-)

@woodturner21 2 жыл бұрын

Lol! Enjoy your task.

@edwardchapman1914 6 жыл бұрын

I am convinced you are second to no one when it comes to skew work, truly amazing to watch Steve, always look forward to see your spindle turning, thanks. think aboutmaking some traing dvd or ..

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Edward for your kind words, the DVD is something that would be a long way off but neverb say never.

@MaineWolverine 6 жыл бұрын

Sure was fun to watch. Here's a video of another skew master who lives here in Maine: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z6eqh9yI0sCreJ8.html I'm sure there are other skew experts out there too who don't have their name on their own line of tools.

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

There are many experts out there and I am sure there are hundreds that we don’t know about just going along unknown but doing amazing work. Ps. I don’t have my name to any tools and presume most turners don’t

@MaineWolverine 6 жыл бұрын

You certainly deserve to if skills have anything to do with it. I've recently watched many of your past videos and watching you is like comparing a pro golfer to a weekend hacker. Thanks for taking the time to post your videos.

@edwardchapman1914 6 жыл бұрын

Too, I have listen to folks with their names on tools who say they "don't get along with skews" which to me seems amazing. I am certainly no pro, not even close, and have no right to comment on this, but I simply could not imagine spindle turning without a skew. However, I do get a chuckle, just when I think, Steve, you have gotten yourself into a box with your skew and into a position where there is no way out, I say ok he is going to screw up now.. Somehow you back away and there is a perfect this or that under all the chips. Truly amazing to watch a pro at anything..

@ferdinandpopp8667 6 жыл бұрын

Please keep going making such great videos

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

I will try

@barkebaat 3 жыл бұрын

I have such a long way to go ... but I've started walking :-) Bought the smallest Record lathe last year. Got it set up on it's own bench and with tools hanging over it (in front of me). My ambition is just to learn spindle turning so I can make chair & table legs and such for my furniture. I've just started using it: made myself a dozen blanks of softwood, pine, not too long. Try do do some turning each day before I leave the shop for dinner. I've set the lathe to the slowest speed so that I have to cut / slice the wood and not power through on high speed brute force. And the catches aren't so scary at slow speed. I've managed to make some smooooth surfaces and I'm getting more confident, practising beads & coves, slowly getting a feel for it. It's good fun ! Your videos are a great inspiration - it's very useful to watch a master in action.

@woodturner21 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Enjoy your journey it will be fun and well done for doing it the correct way with practice.

@jeffreylamb5822 5 жыл бұрын

excellent skills my freind

@ScrapwoodCity 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome work with the skew chisel!

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@Elizabeth-rq1vi 3 жыл бұрын

I was in awe of his skill! Something to strive for b/c apparently I have a knack for using it. (I’m a newbie but have no issues using it...the gouges though are another issue)

@woodturner21 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Elizabeth, if you use the skew early like yourself when learning it is easier to learn.

@Elizabeth-rq1vi 3 жыл бұрын

@@woodturner21 I learned in my late 50’s! I hadn’t turned since I was 15-16yo in Jr. high. Hubs &I took a course & he’s advanced so much further than I have. I impressed our instructor-I supposed it helped that I didn’t know the skew was to be feared! It just did what I want done & did it very nicely.

@paulmalcolm458 5 жыл бұрын

Steve you are a genius because you make a very skilful and difficult to master task look easy

@woodturner21 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul

@americanwoodworkingtrickss6543 6 жыл бұрын

I was using the some way.Great job.

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thank You

@ivanowoodturner Жыл бұрын

Great job

@woodturner21 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@jamesdevale8665 6 жыл бұрын

If only I could have half your ability with the skew, I would be happy. I came across your name when i was reading Woodturning Magazine in an artical by Adam Cornish he recommended you highly.

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I have thanked Adam for the mention.

@erics7712 4 жыл бұрын

Great steady rest. I wonder I UHMWP would work as well without the burning. I never much found wheel type rests effective enough. Great work Mr Jones

@woodturner21 4 жыл бұрын

Would plastic melt?

@erics7712 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I didn’t see your reply. I don’t know. It’s crazy stuff. I guess briar wood would be the best. Highest burning point of any wood. Used for tobacco pipes. lol.

@raysmith1028 4 жыл бұрын

Stunning skills

@woodturner21 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ray

@nazimsaifiartwork 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job bro

@woodturner21 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@laius6047 5 жыл бұрын

Not a tutorial? I heard one guy's story when he was apprentice, the first year he wasn't allowed to measure, mark, or cut anything, but to hand the tools and watch his master. This is tutorial and thank you for that :D

@woodturner21 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I understand I spent hours and hours as a child watching Grandad he said I New how to turn before I started.

@peterleffler2062 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve as always a helpful video and much appreciated. It got me wondering what comes first- body movements or correct cutting. I'm guessing they are so linked that you can'tdo one without the other.

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

They are linked, you can turn using just your hands and arms and many do but you have less control. I was taught straight away to have the tool in contact with the arm or body and it comes as second nature.

@Michael-vf2uy 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Will need to watch this a few times.

@Elizabeth-rq1vi 3 жыл бұрын

@@woodturner21 so was I taught that way, & when I don’t-which as a newbie-happens unless I consciously apply that teaching.

@robertcornelius3514 5 жыл бұрын

Love the old-style steadyrest. Is it lined in leather?

@woodturner21 5 жыл бұрын

No I just coat it with carnauba wax occasionally

@TheWoodYogi 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant :) ॐ

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@gmanlipripper 6 жыл бұрын

you are a machine up close of that steady rest wood be cool. what lathe you running?

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, there is a video of it on my channel. This lathe is an old home made wooden bed lathe.

@jerryw5225 Жыл бұрын

Another question if I may, does the larger handles of your tools allow better control? Like the size of tennis racket handle or baseball bat. I keep watching and learning. Thanks.

@woodturner21 Жыл бұрын

Yes the longer handle allows you to anchor to your body better giving more control

@gordroberts53 2 жыл бұрын

I really must spend more time with my skew

@donaustin3461 5 жыл бұрын

Steve, I watched this a couple of times. Today I picked up on tucking the handle between the body and forearm. Using a rithym cutting the beads. I may be using to much pressure holding the bevel on the work, it gets very shiny, burnished? if I let up the pressure or back up a little a skate happens. Maybe you are using your right hand to hold the bevel, it seems like it is guiding the skew. So this leaves the left hand to hold the tool on the rest? Its going good just seems too exhausting for what I get done. Do you have a book out ? Thanks for this video.

@woodturner21 5 жыл бұрын

I don’t have a book. The right hand does almost all the work the left hand does little more than guide and keep the tool on the rest.

@donaustin3461 5 жыл бұрын

Thank You.

@torstenmartin781 8 ай бұрын

Respekt!👍👏

@woodturner21 8 ай бұрын

Thank you

@robertcornelius3514 5 жыл бұрын

Just like watching "Dancing with the Stars."

@woodturner21 5 жыл бұрын

Lol, thank you

@leksey7870 6 жыл бұрын

Doing great without a copier!

@woodturner21 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@DrechselbudeSchermbeck Жыл бұрын

Hi Steve, again a great video. What's that black Material in your Lunette? Is it Leather? And what's your lathe speed? Greetings Dennis

@woodturner21 Жыл бұрын

Lathe speed is 1200rpm The black you see is just the scorch marks on the wood from 1,000’s of spindles. I occasionally add a little carnauba wax but that’s all.

@DrechselbudeSchermbeck Жыл бұрын

@@woodturner21 Thanks for the information, think I build this for myself, because I have to turn 25 trailles for some old stairs.

@woodturner21 Жыл бұрын

It will help. You need to turn the diameter accurately to the cut out so you then don’t need much pressure. If you place it on a section you will reduce later you can remove and marks it makes.

@DrechselbudeSchermbeck Жыл бұрын

@@woodturner21 I made my own today, and it works great. Thanks again!🙂

@woodturner21 Жыл бұрын

Great glad to of helped

@lybui1977 6 жыл бұрын

Bán cho bộ dao tiện gỗ nào bạn

@lybui1977 6 жыл бұрын

Máy này ở Việt Nam mà .

@1958prd 4 жыл бұрын

I'd like to see him do that with Cocobolo , or marblewood ....

@woodturner21 4 жыл бұрын

I have done cocobolo, it’s exactly the same technique but takes longer. Where it takes one cut you need two. Check out my Facebook page or instagram and there is videos using Lignum Vitae, black Palm etc.