I always wondered why people say to not use a roughing gouge on bowls. I always thought it meant to not use it for taking out of the center of a bowl. Thanks for showing this video. I really appreciated viewing and listening to your experience. Glad it was not any worse than a cut, and hope your finger is well healed. Thanks. I like your videos.
@@UKMonkey Yeah, I saw one where the guy doing the kickback demonstration almost got his hand pulled into the blade, even though he was using a push block.
One of the funnier comments I have ever read. this guy was very brave and kind to show us all what will happen when I do stupid things...I get through a lot of plasters in my workshop, but YT is a way to learn safely.
Way to show the folks that are just starting or perhaps have just been lucky, what not to do. I have worked with wood for quite a few years but have not done much lathe work and this tidbit will be invaluable when I do. Thanks!
I have been needing to see this video for months! I have a 3/8" 1/2" and 1" spindle gouge that I've been trying to use for turning spindle bowls for a while now! I just got a bowl gouge in the mail that I had ordered and I am super stoked to try it out tomorrow! I have a midi lathe that is too small for what you typically think of in terms of bowls, but I am still confident this will make a lot of difference. I just scrapped a 5x5x6 chunk of maple doing that crap!
I've been away from turning for at least 8 years and just this week learned that it was (correctly) called a SPINDLE Roughing Gouge first at my local turning club and then on some AAW videos. Prior to this week, my wife and I would have used this Spindle Rouging Gouge to turn several bowl blanks round tomorrow and next week. After what I've heard and read this week and now after seeing this video, I know WHY I won't be using that tool for this improper application. We very likely would not have finished the first blank without having blood all over a brand new lathe and not knowing why. Excellent video and like other said before, I am sorry for you that you got hit, but your video demonstrates all too well where improper tool use WILL go. Thank you.
Mr Robertson. You made this video so long ago, maybe you will not read my comment. However I am grateful to you for your effort and indeed your sacrifice to educate the newcomers to this art. I am new to this and appreciate greatly your video. Too bad you had to injure yourself for that.
This was extremely helpful. I received my first lathe just yesterday, so the near sacrifice of your finger(s) will no doubt save me a box or so of bandages. Take good care and no more blood sacrifices though. Cheers, Gord
Appreciate your sacrifice, unwitting as it was. Caught myself earlier using a parting tool to hollow out a bowl. (Newbie) now doing research to learn a bit more. Thank you, cheers!
I know it's and old video, but still....Thank You and I'm sorry all at the same time. Not that I wanted or needed to see blood but I think the point was well taken. Thank you for that.....you have probably saved many fingers since, including my own. Cheers, Jason
Wow. Thank you! From a turning Noob I appreciate the info! What a scary situation... i'm sorry you got hurt doing it but knowing you Aussies you probably laughed about it the reast of the night and grew a new hand the next day! Thanks again mate!
Great vwork Robbo, you Aussies are made of some tough stuff! Very informative video thanks,you have probably saved at least a thousand newbies fingers including mine. Cheers from the UK
Thank you so much for showing us that I hope you are alright but there are not many people that would do what you do you are a very brave man To put it up on youtube
Being new to all the work mate, I'm glad I found this video. It goes to show, "Know your tools before proceeding". I'm looking for more like this, because there is a plethora of videos of Wood Turning, but no-one tells you what tool to use on what cut and where to use them. Subbed for future reference and videos. Many thanks mate. PS: hope the finger healed ok, then again tuff Aussies keep turning ;)
thanks for the tip. I just started getting plans together to engineer my lathe but am still green to turning...I get enough cuts already so yes, this was helpful.
I didnt know this and I for one am glad you made this video. Luckily Im new enough to turning to have not had the opportunity to use my roughing gouge in this way. Thanks for the tip!!
Coming from years of metal lathe turning,im very wary of being complacent with wood.So many u tube inputs make it look like turning butter.Thanks to you,im gonna be very wary after this.Please be safe,no more shedding blood for cause,save your heroics for the next Ashes test lol
So isn't this the MAIN REASON WE SHOULD CUT OUR BLANKS INTO A ROUND SHAPE, AS WELL AS TO BE USING A BOWL GOUGE? Just a crazy thought, I could be wrong, I know when I carve something by hand(pole,mask) I cut my blank as close to the finished shape as I can, man that was crazy, Thanks for your sacrifice to prove a point,,,
+raztuss When working with rough timber it's not always possible to round it out. Many people may have a lathe but not a 24" bandsaw. I went and got a 10" bandsaw to at least knock the corners off the large pieces. Smaller ones I can now round out. If you have a chain saw you can knock the corners off.
So many scary comments on this video. This was pretty much one of the first things I learned about wood turning, very surprised so many turners don't bother properly learning about tools before they use them.
I love that you say LADIES and gentlemen. Too few guys reckognise that there are some of the female persuasion that love woodturning. Thank you for bleeding to show us what not to do. Appreciated. And it makes the lesson stick, seeing blood, on yourself or others!
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone. I read a ton of the remarks here and you guys disappoint me. I think it's important to admit that in no way did the man know THIS was going to happen. He even said he tried for 6 hours last night to find a catch and couldn't do it. I would expect that that's because 30 years of practice has made him automatically avoid the stupid stuff. It's become ingrained in him NOT to cross that line. He is fully aware of where the point of no return is and as hard as he tried to touch the edge of it his nature wouldn't let him get there. Eventually the odds were against him. Every single one of us has done this. He knew exactly what causes catches and tried to just tickle it. We have all had catches and more often than not escaped without serious injury to self. We were more mad that we ruined the wood. This time it happened the other way around. Back off and try saying something productive. Place the emphasis of your comments on the problem... WHAT DID HAPPEN. It was the point where the tool dug in to the grain because..... If you had used a different tool with " X" grind it would have been successful because...... I challenge all the naysayers to make your own video showing the proper way to do this. Just show us how to hold the tool... what angle of attack and to make sure we see the difference, change towards the wrong direction so we can visually see what you are saying... and pray it doesn't go foul.
To go searching for a catch is hardly the thing an experienced turner does. In fact we actively try to avoid them, not spend six hours tempting fate and injury to make a personal point that we already know....
I aggre , the man was trying to show beginners what can happen to keep them from from hurt. I've made many mistakes in my woodturning fortunately I haven't been hurt bad just skin. But no matter how long you turn you still have to be careful. I've done things in the past that now look so dumb, that's where experience comes in. I wish I had had you tube when I started.
Thank you. Turning my first bowl from figured hard maple and started using a roughing gouge to work the outside. The thing caught on something and popped out of my hand almost breaking a finger. Maybe its not always a good thing to learn how to do stuff on youtube exclusively. I am not going to continue after watching your video.
I have never done any turning as of yet, but I would never turn a square blank, I would either cut it round on my bandsaw, or at least cut the corners off on my mitre saw.
Stephen Welch also turning a square blank is not as dangerous as people think as long as you use the right tool. A bowl gouge with a swept back grind wouldn't of got caught like the roughing gouge.
Hi Robbo, A question from a newbie. Is there a benefit in cutting the blank to an octagonal or round shape prior to starting with your bowl gouge? I think i'll start calling the roughing gouge the spindle roughing gouge just as a reminder. Thanks.
One thing I'd like to add is that you can have issues even with proper tooling. So don't feel you are immune just because you use a bowl gouge. I had one catch in particular with a fingernail grind bowl gouge that splintered the tools 1"+ thick ash handle, and another that snapped a skew's handle in the same way. Both incidents I was turning very large stock. A second of distraction is all it takes!
Thank you for posting that, but what kind of gouge DO you use for a case like that? (even assuming the blank is pre-sawn on a band saw or similar) I think you said what kind to use once, but I couldn't make out what you said. Anybody know what this gent was suggesting to use instead of spindle roughing gouge?
@TheNCTurner I normally wear a full shield but it hampered the audio but I do have safety glasses on. For what we normally wear do a search for coupla big posts wip
Thank you. This has scared the living piss out of me and the spindle roughing gouge is now on the shelf unless I'm doing a spindle. I'm glad I didn't try to use it to make a bowl.
You showed us how not to do it, please show us the proper tools to use for roughing a bowl. I am doing so now and just cut my finger in a similar but worse fashion, so I came to YT to learn the correct way. All I found is your video which is a replay of what I just did except with curly koa and my Texas accent instead of an Aussie haha. I also have a broken finger from a lathe accident. I swear this lathe is gonna eat me up. I hardly ever have an accident doing flat work!
Thank you very much for posting this safety video.. This really needs to have more views :P For a newcomer like myself; i just bought a lathe and have not even yet powered it. It did bring some tools.. Gladly i ran into this video which now makes me research which kinds to use for each given project.. thanks. :)
Thanks for doing this video - I've always wondered why a separate tool was needed for this kind of work. Just curious though - would it be ok to use a spindle roughing gouge on a segmented bowl since it fixes the grain issue?
I never looked for accidents on a lathe until this evening - after hollowing out my 9 inch deep oak bowl I'm turning, and the gouge got stuck rotated with the bowl struck three of my fingers and turned them blue!
So I have a weird question, I'm pretty new but am just completing a foot-powered treadle lathe. I'm pretty limited on budget but I do have a draw horse for octagonal roughing. What I don't have is bowl gouges. Is there something I could use from a basic spindle kit to try a bowl when considering lower speed turning and some pre-roughing?
For the new turners: a 1/2" or 3/4" bowl gouge will do you well if you want to get into bowls. You will know a bowl gouge by the deep flute ( the "U" shape), the swept back grind and the long handle.
Say NO to Blood... It all happens so fast... I've had my share of scares over the last 40 years too. In regards to safety gear, I have found full face shields, and helmets actually makes me work less safe because I cannot see through them or breath right through a mask. So... My concept of safety is to use every precaution that aids you in doing the task more safely. BUT... don't rely on them. Rely on a clear mind as long as you are calm, attentive and can focus on what you are doing.
i find it spectacular as you know exactly what is going to happen with the dangers etc but you still go ahead and do it knowing that would have happened to your finger
Cutting the corners before mounting the blank on your chuck, so you get an octogone instead of a square would be a good move too... way safer and comfortable. That's what I do anyway.
man i tell ya what this was a great video as far as showing what could happen for one awesome good on you . but the fact you hurt yourself to prove a point is just over the top . this video should have way more views then it does . i tell you what use tube buddy go through your video with thumb nail creator and change the thumb nail to that bleeding finger and i bet you will see tons more views on this . great video my friend .
ummmm... then it wouldn't work properly for what it was designed for... maybe they have something designed FOR this....if you cut the gouge to an angle similar to a bowl gouge then it would BE a bowl gouge. It's just a piece of steel... it's the angle and the way it's cut that makes it for a specific purpose.
michael barnes "its the angle and the way its cut that makes it for a specific purpose " not exactly. Unfortunately there are far too many experts in this field. As in too many chiefs -what is quite clear is that a many more people prefer to talk about wood turning rather than actually do any.
lucky you didn't lose a finger! i just bought a lathe and used the gouges that came with it, not knowing the difference and had many catches on the end grain, no wonder!
they dont have set towel towers to gitter' done? As soon as he was getting out further i knew that with the combined interrupted cut AND his overhung cutting tool, which is now not rigid, therefore making less of a cut and more friction, he was gonna lose it.
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Sorry you had to shed blood in our behalf, but thank you for a great demonstration.
I always wondered why people say to not use a roughing gouge on bowls. I always thought it meant to not use it for taking out of the center of a bowl. Thanks for showing this video. I really appreciated viewing and listening to your experience. Glad it was not any worse than a cut, and hope your finger is well healed.
Thanks. I like your videos.
I sure hope you dont have a video on how NOT to use a tablesaw! ;)
lanconra that was funny
There are some here now; though not by this gent; they're about as scary as you can imagine.
@@UKMonkey Yeah, I saw one where the guy doing the kickback demonstration almost got his hand pulled into the blade, even though he was using a push block.
One of the funnier comments I have ever read. this guy was very brave and kind to show us all what will happen when I do stupid things...I get through a lot of plasters in my workshop, but YT is a way to learn safely.
Wow a video that actually showed why not to use a spindle gouge. Thanks for that . Glad your weren't seriously injured.
I was going to make a video"don't use you bollocks as a anvil" but just don't seem to have the same commitment as you!
+Andrew Wilson That's a pity - it might have been fun to watch.
I don't think anyone who turns and sees this will forget it soon. Excellent demonstration.
Way to show the folks that are just starting or perhaps have just been lucky, what not to do. I have worked with wood for quite a few years but have not done much lathe work and this tidbit will be invaluable when I do. Thanks!
I'm sold. You, sir, are a credit to the woodworking community as a whole. This took balls of solid birdseye maple.
Thanks for sacrificing your finger to provide such an excellent demonstration!
Thank you for sharing! I am a turning newbie and never knew the differences between the spindle and bowl gouges til this video.
I have been needing to see this video for months! I have a 3/8" 1/2" and 1" spindle gouge that I've been trying to use for turning spindle bowls for a while now! I just got a bowl gouge in the mail that I had ordered and I am super stoked to try it out tomorrow!
I have a midi lathe that is too small for what you typically think of in terms of bowls, but I am still confident this will make a lot of difference. I just scrapped a 5x5x6 chunk of maple doing that crap!
thanks mate for taking one for the team!
I've been away from turning for at least 8 years and just this week learned that it was (correctly) called a SPINDLE Roughing Gouge first at my local turning club and then on some AAW videos. Prior to this week, my wife and I would have used this Spindle Rouging Gouge to turn several bowl blanks round tomorrow and next week. After what I've heard and read this week and now after seeing this video, I know WHY I won't be using that tool for this improper application. We very likely would not have finished the first blank without having blood all over a brand new lathe and not knowing why. Excellent video and like other said before, I am sorry for you that you got hit, but your video demonstrates all too well where improper tool use WILL go. Thank you.
Thanks for lesson. I appreciate people willing to share their injuries to save others the same.
Mr Robertson. You made this video so long ago, maybe you will not read my comment. However I am grateful to you for your effort and indeed your sacrifice to educate the newcomers to this art. I am new to this and appreciate greatly your video. Too bad you had to injure yourself for that.
This was extremely helpful. I received my first lathe just yesterday, so the near sacrifice of your finger(s) will no doubt save me a box or so of bandages. Take good care and no more blood sacrifices though. Cheers, Gord
Appreciate your sacrifice, unwitting as it was. Caught myself earlier using a parting tool to hollow out a bowl. (Newbie) now doing research to learn a bit more. Thank you, cheers!
Thank you very much for sacrificing yourself for our benefit!
I know it's and old video, but still....Thank You and I'm sorry all at the same time. Not that I wanted or needed to see blood but I think the point was well taken. Thank you for that.....you have probably saved many fingers since, including my own.
Cheers, Jason
Hi Robbo, thanks for the practical demonstration why you should not use a spindle roughing gouge.
Thanks
This is something I certainly wasn't aware of. Thank you very much indeed for sharing!
Thank you for your sacrifice, sir.
You, Mr. Robertson, have my utmost respect. Thank you for making this vid.
Wow. Thank you! From a turning Noob I appreciate the info! What a scary situation... i'm sorry you got hurt doing it but knowing you Aussies you probably laughed about it the reast of the night and grew a new hand the next day! Thanks again mate!
Very important video for a novice like myself. Thank you, hope your finger healed properly.
Great vwork Robbo, you Aussies are made of some tough stuff! Very informative video thanks,you have probably saved at least a thousand newbies fingers including mine. Cheers from the UK
Wow, you're really dedicated to your safety demonstration!
this video was 10 times more valuable than watching some guy who's been turning for 30 years tell you how to do it perfectly..
Thanks for the visual on what not and why of a spindle ruffing gouge the extra coloring added to the effect.
Thank you so much for showing us that I hope you are alright but there are not many people that would do what you do you are a very brave man To put it up on youtube
Being new to all the work mate, I'm glad I found this video. It goes to show, "Know your tools before proceeding". I'm looking for more like this, because there is a plethora of videos of Wood Turning, but no-one tells you what tool to use on what cut and where to use them.
Subbed for future reference and videos. Many thanks mate.
PS: hope the finger healed ok, then again tuff Aussies keep turning ;)
well.., as my grandfather use to say "that's the spot where the knoladge get's in" ;)
thanks for the tip. I just started getting plans together to engineer my lathe but am still green to turning...I get enough cuts already so yes, this was helpful.
Cheers mate - taking teaching to the next level. I must say I have used spindle gouges on bowls just to get a fine finish. Yeah, I know don’t do it!
Thanks you for reminding us about things not to do, and explaining, as you did them why it 's not a good idea
I didnt know this and I for one am glad you made this video. Luckily Im new enough to turning to have not had the opportunity to use my roughing gouge in this way. Thanks for the tip!!
Coming from years of metal lathe turning,im very wary of being complacent with wood.So many u tube inputs make it look like turning butter.Thanks to you,im gonna be very wary after this.Please be safe,no more shedding blood for cause,save your heroics for the next Ashes test lol
So isn't this the MAIN REASON WE SHOULD CUT OUR BLANKS INTO A ROUND SHAPE, AS WELL AS TO BE USING A BOWL GOUGE? Just a crazy thought, I could be wrong, I know when I carve something by hand(pole,mask) I cut my blank as close to the finished shape as I can, man that was crazy, Thanks for your sacrifice to prove a point,,,
+raztuss When working with rough timber it's not always possible to round it out. Many people may have a lathe but not a 24" bandsaw. I went and got a 10" bandsaw to at least knock the corners off the large pieces. Smaller ones I can now round out. If you have a chain saw you can knock the corners off.
Robert Schuster a disc rasp on a small angle grinder will remove corners, cheap and easy.
You dramatically made your point Robbo ;) . It should be mandatory viewing for all noobies.
So many scary comments on this video. This was pretty much one of the first things I learned about wood turning, very surprised so many turners don't bother properly learning about tools before they use them.
I love that you say LADIES and gentlemen. Too few guys reckognise that there are some of the female persuasion that love woodturning. Thank you for bleeding to show us what not to do. Appreciated. And it makes the lesson stick, seeing blood, on yourself or others!
Let he who is without sin cast the first stone.
I read a ton of the remarks here and you guys disappoint me. I think it's important to admit that in no way did the man know THIS was going to happen. He even said he tried for 6 hours last night to find a catch and couldn't do it. I would expect that that's because 30 years of practice has made him automatically avoid the stupid stuff. It's become ingrained in him NOT to cross that line. He is fully aware of where the point of no return is and as hard as he tried to touch the edge of it his nature wouldn't let him get there. Eventually the odds were against him.
Every single one of us has done this. He knew exactly what causes catches and tried to just tickle it. We have all had catches and more often than not escaped without serious injury to self. We were more mad that we ruined the wood. This time it happened the other way around. Back off and try saying something productive. Place the emphasis of your comments on the problem... WHAT DID HAPPEN. It was the point where the tool dug in to the grain because..... If you had used a different tool with " X" grind it would have been successful because......
I challenge all the naysayers to make your own video showing the proper way to do this. Just show us how to hold the tool... what angle of attack and to make sure we see the difference, change towards the wrong direction so we can visually see what you are saying... and pray it doesn't go foul.
To go searching for a catch is hardly the thing an experienced turner does. In fact we actively try to avoid them, not spend six hours tempting fate and injury to make a personal point that we already know....
michael barnes ......uh,...Mike,.......uh,.......shut the phuk up,......OK?
I aggre , the man was trying to show beginners what can happen to keep them from from hurt. I've made many mistakes in my woodturning fortunately I haven't been hurt bad just skin. But no matter how long you turn you still have to be careful. I've done things in the past that now look so dumb, that's where experience comes in. I wish I had had you tube when I started.
Ian you are the man! Appreciate you going to such pain to teach us what not to do!
Thank you. Turning my first bowl from figured hard maple and started using a roughing gouge to work the outside. The thing caught on something and popped out of my hand almost breaking a finger. Maybe its not always a good thing to learn how to do stuff on youtube exclusively. I am not going to continue after watching your video.
I have never done any turning as of yet, but I would never turn a square blank, I would either cut it round on my bandsaw, or at least cut the corners off on my mitre saw.
Stephen Welch also turning a square blank is not as dangerous as people think as long as you use the right tool. A bowl gouge with a swept back grind wouldn't of got caught like the roughing gouge.
Hi Robbo,
A question from a newbie. Is there a benefit in cutting the blank to an octagonal or round shape prior to starting with your bowl gouge?
I think i'll start calling the roughing gouge the spindle roughing gouge just as a reminder.
Thanks.
One thing I'd like to add is that you can have issues even with proper tooling. So don't feel you are immune just because you use a bowl gouge.
I had one catch in particular with a fingernail grind bowl gouge that splintered the tools 1"+ thick ash handle, and another that snapped a skew's handle in the same way. Both incidents I was turning very large stock. A second of distraction is all it takes!
Talk about dedication!
awesome commitment to the cause, thank you!!
Would you recommend using the band saw to round the wood?
I am not a wood turner and thanks for great info, Sir.
Not everything is "round". Winged bowls for example.
This video was done as I have seen learners do it.
Thank you for posting that, but what kind of gouge DO you use for a case like that? (even assuming the blank is pre-sawn on a band saw or similar) I think you said what kind to use once, but I couldn't make out what you said. Anybody know what this gent was suggesting to use instead of spindle roughing gouge?
On this sort of work you use a deep fluted bowl gouge (to use its correct name) or more commonly known as a bowl gouge.
@TheNCTurner I normally wear a full shield but it hampered the audio but I do have safety glasses on.
For what we normally wear do a search for coupla big posts wip
Thank you. This has scared the living piss out of me and the spindle roughing gouge is now on the shelf unless I'm doing a spindle. I'm glad I didn't try to use it to make a bowl.
Sorry about the smashed knuckle but thanks for the heads up...it won’t be forgotten.
What would be the best for just using a regular square piece of wood? Not making a bowl, just a circle
bowl gauge
What would be the best tool to use if you had to use one for the square wood like that ? Just a regular bowl gouge ! Thanks for the video !
You showed us how not to do it, please show us the proper tools to use for roughing a bowl. I am doing so now and just cut my finger in a similar but worse fashion, so I came to YT to learn the correct way. All I found is your video which is a replay of what I just did except with curly koa and my Texas accent instead of an Aussie haha.
I also have a broken finger from a lathe accident. I swear this lathe is gonna eat me up. I hardly ever have an accident doing flat work!
thanks for risking your finger to save ours
WOW! I hope you're OK. Actually I'm just starting out in this hobby and it's a pretty good demonstration on what not to do. Thank you.
Thank you very much for posting this safety video.. This really needs to have more views :P
For a newcomer like myself; i just bought a lathe and have not even yet powered it. It did bring some tools.. Gladly i ran into this video which now makes me research which kinds to use for each given project.. thanks. :)
Thanks for doing this video - I've always wondered why a separate tool was needed for this kind of work.
Just curious though - would it be ok to use a spindle roughing gouge on a segmented bowl since it fixes the grain issue?
I never looked for accidents on a lathe until this evening - after hollowing out my 9 inch deep oak bowl I'm turning, and the gouge got stuck rotated with the bowl struck three of my fingers and turned them blue!
So I have a weird question, I'm pretty new but am just completing a foot-powered treadle lathe. I'm pretty limited on budget but I do have a draw horse for octagonal roughing. What I don't have is bowl gouges. Is there something I could use from a basic spindle kit to try a bowl when considering lower speed turning and some pre-roughing?
Yes. A spindle gouge can be used on bowls but be careful that the wing doesn't catch.
Thanks for the visual warning
Is it bad to wear long sleeves with rotating tools?
Im a newbe so do you have a video on the safe way to do it? Thanks for the help..
For the new turners: a 1/2" or 3/4" bowl gouge will do you well if you want to get into bowls. You will know a bowl gouge by the deep flute ( the "U" shape), the swept back grind and the long handle.
Robert Schuster: Now this is a fantastic explanation, and not a single drop of blood in sight. Thanks for the perfect advice Robert
John Johnson You're welcome :)
Say NO to Blood...
It all happens so fast... I've had my share of scares over the last 40 years too.
In regards to safety gear, I have found full face shields, and helmets actually makes me work less safe because I cannot see through them or breath right through a mask.
So... My concept of safety is to use every precaution that aids you in doing the task more safely. BUT... don't rely on them.
Rely on a clear mind as long as you are calm, attentive and can focus on what you are doing.
Right on! Wow! I be careful now, maybe even take a class...
Well you made your point very clear.
I'm new to this. Thank you
i find it spectacular as you know exactly what is going to happen with the dangers etc but you still go ahead and do it knowing that would have happened to your finger
Why not use a band saw and saw your stock to a circle before mounting it on the lathe?
Robbo, that was nuts
Great that you posted this, horrible that you got cut and, unforgivable that you weren't wearing a face shield.
Seeing is believing-thanks!
Cutting the corners before mounting the blank on your chuck, so you get an octogone instead of a square would be a good move too... way safer and comfortable. That's what I do anyway.
Ouch! You certainly made your point.
Thank you so much for the teaching. Sorry about your finger.
Just bought a second-hand lathe. Got no tools or set up yet. Already looks scary.
i tok a shot of rumm evry time you siad spindel ruohging gouge and now i am dronk
RipleySawzen I can't tell
I always come back to this comment to make me laugh. I fucking love it!
man i tell ya what this was a great video as far as showing what could happen for one awesome good on you . but the fact you hurt yourself to prove a point is just over the top . this video should have way more views then it does . i tell you what use tube buddy go through your video with thumb nail creator and change the thumb nail to that bleeding finger and i bet you will see tons more views on this . great video my friend .
damn thats commitment to proving the point
hmm, have you considered cutting the shoulders on the gauge back so they dont catch??
ummmm... then it wouldn't work properly for what it was designed for... maybe they have something designed FOR this....if you cut the gouge to an angle similar to a bowl gouge then it would BE a bowl gouge. It's just a piece of steel... it's the angle and the way it's cut that makes it for a specific purpose.
michael barnes "its the angle and the way its cut that makes it for a specific purpose " not exactly. Unfortunately there are far too many experts in this field. As in too many chiefs -what is quite clear is that a many more people prefer to talk about wood turning rather than actually do any.
lucky you didn't lose a finger! i just bought a lathe and used the gouges that came with it, not knowing the difference and had many catches on the end grain, no wonder!
If the tool can fit between the toolrest and the
Bet that nipped a bit? Good demo, well done mate.
they dont have set towel towers to gitter' done? As soon as he was getting out further i knew that with the combined interrupted cut AND his overhung cutting tool, which is now not rigid, therefore making less of a cut and more friction, he was gonna lose it.
"If you're staining it, you'd be in a bit of trouble..." Classic.
Hooooly!! Talk about making your point!!
why didn't you cut off the corns of the square block with a saw before mounting the piece?
Thanks for sharing a bad situation as a lesson.
don't forget the fact that a hard catch might break the tang of the tool and send sharp metal flying in the shop.
thank you for showing that Robbo, sit down now and have a tinny to recover lol
Why not cut the corners off before mounting the work whatever tool you use !! .?
2:48 That's what you call commitment.
Yes either of these or any bowl gouge are the right choice.
I would've taken your word for it.