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Glad I could help

Hi, When I first started sharpening bowl gouges with the Tormek I used the settings "2, 65, A". It was close the factory grind and worked pretty well. Later, I decided I wanted a little more swept back grind and switched to "2, 75, A". The latter is what I was using in the video.

Thanks, it was a fun, quick project. I do like the grain on Olive wood!

Thanks for the kind words.

Thank you very much!

Successful holding of the piece is half the battle. I had to work out a way to hold it and create another holding point in the orientation I had planned for. Thanks, the color had just the right amount of transparency to show off the tinsel.

Thank you muchly

Tinsel mostly works out well. Don't put in too much though, resin doesn't stick well to it and too much can cause instability.

Thanks! I like how I got 2 very different feeling styles from essentially the same blank.

Thanks!

I guess that's just what it took for me to make my idea happen. You're probably right, there are easier ways to do things, I can only go with what I know. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Ram!

Thx!

I wish I could take credit for having the idea at the outset, but it came to me as I was working along. Turners have a somewhat justified reputation for flying by the seat of our pants. 😀

You’re welcome 😊

Thank you. Good tools make the work go easier, beautiful tools make you feel good. Win, win!

Yeah, I know what you mean. But, I thought there might be some viewers wondering "What's a fountain pen?" Darn, now I feel old too. :)

@@pellikan64 seriously though kids these days would have no idea, it's all I was allowed to use in middle school 🙈

Thank you muchly

I read a lot, keeps the mind agile. :) Thanks, and happy holidays to you too!

Thank you, and I hope your Christmas was wonderful.

Thank you. I was also pleased how they came out.

Thanks Laura!

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That comment was quite a pun-ishment for a failed project. Yeah, I thought the blanks looked great. I'll have to try another project with pine cones in resin. I'm out of pine cones right now but they'll start dropping soon enough and I'll have a nice bunch.

Thanks 👍

Yup, got's lots of uses. Just not particularly good at lubrication. :/

@@pellikan64 🙈🤣

WD 40 is not a lubricant.

@@garydergut4741 lmao we know that we are kidding

Thank you very much, glad you like it.

Thank you Gayle. I don't usually see turners using the tenon as a handle but I wanted to try it.

Thank you! 😊

Heh, yeah, almost every flat surface of the house has something round on it.

Thanks, it was a fun day project.

I had the "made in Taiwan" version when I was a kid. Cheap, for sure, but it never broke. Glad you enjoyed it.

give him some flowers and a link to the video (hint, hint)

Oh no, the grammar police have found me again! Thanks

Thank you Dan, glad you liked it.

After a few minutes turning I can't read the watch anyway.

Thanks Dan. Yes, I believe you could use waste blocks as you suggest. I don't know if I'd end up making it larger or just conserve resin. Either way, it's a good idea.

Thanks Heather. I like trying out new ideas. It helps keep the hobby fresh and interesting.

Thanks James, I'm glad you liked it.

Thank you. You're right, many times I've tried something out in resin and it just doesn't work out like I had hoped.

Thank you, and Jon, for the advice. I'm the first to admit I have no formal training in turning and I'm grateful for folks like you looking out for me.

Thank you. You're correct, the resin is costly. I believe I spent $50-$60 in resin in this project. I honestly didn't expect it to use that much when I started, there was more voids in this wood than I knew going into it. Sometimes you can alleviate some of the cost by putting waste blocks of cheap pine or similar in areas you know will be turned away in the final product. This project didn't lend itself to that technique though.

@@pellikan64 thank you 👍

Thank you. I have one carbide tool which has the capability to set the cutting edge at different angles. While that's nice, the unfortunate aspect of this tool is that the portion I loosen and tighten to make the angle change utilizes the first ~1.5 inches directly behind the cutter. Therefore the flat part of the tool which would set on the tool rest is set back from the cutting edge. This necessitates setting the tool rest further back than I normally would. Yes, it makes it slightly more difficult.

Thank you. That's more or less the conclusion I came to as well. Dense solid resin v super dry wood.... No contest. Good thing I don't live near the airport!

Thank you very much. I've always liked the look of pine cone/resin projects. I've got a couple cones in the garage and I'll get there, hopefully soon. Thanks for helping me remember the cones are there, just waiting.

Thank you for letting me know. My wife mentioned the same thing. I hope I'm getting better at my editing and future video content will be better.

Thank you. I'm so glad you like it.

I'll take "oddly interesting" over "deadly dull" any day. glad you enjoyed it.

@@pellikan64 i just find these things not only interesting but relaxing too

Thanks for the tip, I'll look into a cradle jig. Although I didn't mention it in the video, I had it screwed to a stabilizing piece of wood which straddles and rides on the fence. Honest, it was safer than it appeared.