Wood Turning - Beginners Guide # 7 - The Scraper
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- I go over a few of the basic uses of a scraper, and how to present the tool to the work, when your starting out.
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As usual this is the obvious place to learn how to use your lathe tools. Thanks Mike.
Thanks Phillip, that is very kind of you to say so.
Take care
Mike
thank for the how to shows everyone needs to get back to the basics from time to time thanks for reminding me
Pleasure my friend, and thank you for watching.
Take care
Mike
as a new turner i am learning a lot, thank you so much mr. waldt
Thank you, and my pleasure Mr. Hanhausen :)
Take care
Mike
Excellent, excellent video. As a rookie in this craft I am always looking for instruction on the proper use of tools, and the scrapers seem to be the read-headed step-child of the wood turning world. The 'shear'scraping' instruction was much needed by me. Thanks so very much.
Herb Les Klug Thank you Herb, there is a lot of "snobbery" about using scrapers to shape, I feel that if you like using one for shaping....use it. At the end of the day, it's the finished piece that people look at, not the method you used to make it ;)
Take care
Mike
Wow... shear scraping with the round nose scraper, never would have thought it, but watching you do it, makes perfect sense... and brilliant results. I also learned the angle I sharpen them at is way too steep.. hence I think my poor results (using about 80 degrees now). Thanks Mike... excellent job!
Hi Jim, the angle is a personal thing, my advice would be to experiment, and see what works for you. I tend to chop and change quite regularly, hopefully one day I'll find the magic solution.....very unlikely though ;)
Thanks for your support mate, it's much appreciated.
Take care
Mike
Thank you so much Mike. I have been using scrapers the wrong way. You go into such detail that we in the states would have to pay hundreds of dollars to see in person. Thanks to you I now check angles, bevels and the honing has helped me. I am sure that most people watching these videos would agree you are doing a TREMENDOUS service to woodturning!
Thank you James, your kind comments and support, mean a lot to me.
Take care
Mike
Thanks for the video tips. These videos are very timely with the various tools coming in a really good order. Thanks again for taking the time and effort to do these.
My pleasure Winston, I'm pleased that you find them of some use.
Thanks for watching, and commenting my friend.
Take care
Mike
Mike,You are awesome. I have just started turning two weeks ago and you are my go to person for instructions. Your video presence is pleasurable. I wish you lived on my street to learn from. So far I have relied on You and the TH-cam. So far so good. Thanks for the vids and keep it coming as it pleases you. Thank you from the Heart!!!!You PalMark
Wonderful Video, as is all of your work. The woodturning community owes you a great debt for your tireless work.
Thanks Al, your kind words are appreciated. Believe me I owe a huge amount to the turning community, and I'm just trying to pay a little back :)
Take care, and thanks for your support.
Mike
Not only are these videos well planned and recorded but they show the actual uses for each tool and why to use them in a particular situation. From my perspective as a complete newbie, it is giving me invaluable information that will help me get started without making completely stupid (and potentially dangerous) mistakes. Thanks a lot!
Thanks Ian, I'm really pleased that they are of some use to you. thank you also for your unwavering support and encouragement.
Take care
Mike
Honestly, I'm still using 36 grit as my primary shaper! So it is nice to see how to present the scraper, especially with the end grain turning as I am trying to learn the process for boxes. Please keep these education videos coming as I really am getting a lot out of them!
Thanks Earl, there are other techniques with the scraper, but the ones I am showing here are the basic methods that can be effective, when your starting out.
Take care
Mike
Mike I have to tell you a little story,after being made disabled three years ago I spent a lot of time sitting around feeling sorry for myself ,then I had the good luck to meet a chap called Andy Fortune who was doing woodturning at a show ,Andy is a professional turner and it transpired that he gave lessons,I decided to go for it and I can honestly say that my life has completly changed I now have something to keep my mind busy and also something that I enjoy greatly I found your vids by accident and I thought it was great that you,Carl,Robbie and all the other good people give your knowledge and skill"s to help myself and others become better turners.So thank you Mike very much,best wishes, Malcolm
Hi Malcolm, it's great to hear that this wonderful craft lifted you out of the Doldrums, and that Andy was around when he was to give you some lessons. I hope you continue to enjoy yourself. The woodturning community is a very "giving" group of people, and the guys you mentioned where among my mentors and teachers when I started a couple of years ago. that's why I started uploading to TH-cam, to try and give a little back, for all the knowledge I took in the beginning.
Take care
Mike
Very good information on scrapers Mike. I only have one round nose scraper right now but will be getting a couple more for bowls and boxes. Love your videos. They are very informative and helps me as a new turner. Keep it up.
Thanks again, I really do appreciate your support.
Cheers
Mike
Excellent presentation, Mike. Being self taught it took me awhile to get the hang of some of our tools. Using this one the right way to clean up tear out was one of them. A video like this would have been really handy 12 years ago. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, I appreciate it. I bet you could teach me a thing or two with your experience ;)
Thanks for the support
Take care
Mike
Hallo Mike, wieder einmal eine gelungene Vorführung der verschiedenen Schaber! Daumen hoch!
Tiroler
Vielen Dank für die freundlichen Worte, und Ihre Unterstützung, ich weiß wirklich zu schätzen
sorgen
Mike
Thanks Mike I really appreciate the time and effort that you put into your beginners guide videos.
Cam.
Hello Mike. Ive been turning commercially for 36 yrs never having had a lesson or watching a tutorial! I always wanted to say Id done it all my own way! Ive just tonight decided to watch someone turning with scrapers on youtube which is all Ive ever used apart from a roughing gouge. I only manage the first 7 mins of this video so may have missed some further important points but your tearing in my opinion is down to the angle of grind of tool edge and the approach to job angle should be as near horizontal as is safe creating more of a rub between tool and workpiece. I grind to a much steeper profile [by feel ] I would guess 75 deg as a guide but will measure tomorrow and update. This offers more support to the tip . I would look at yourtoolrest too as vibrational resonance will multiply through bed...toolrest tool and finally the workpiece itself with the potential for the tearing ofwhich you speak. Kind regards Stuart Bell
Mike , you are a great teacher. Thank you for your videos.
There's always something to learn from these videos.
Thank you.
Alan
Thank you Alan, I appreciate that my friend, I have learned much from you too - don't forget. :)
Take care
Mike
Lots of great info clearly presented. Thanks for sharing Mike.
Cheers Ted 🙂
Another great video. Very informative as always. Really enjoying the beginners guide series. As I'm very new to wood turning your videos are a great help. Thanks for giving up your time to share your knowledge.
Martin.
Thanks Martin, I'm pleased to able to be of some small help mate.
Thanks also for your support.
Take care
Mike
thank you so much for making this series, I learned a lot! the last time I did any wood turning was in high school probably 6 years ago, good for a refresher!
Thanks for the supportive comments, welcome back to this great craft.
Take care
Mike
Great video Mike. Thanks for your help for us new turners
Thanks Steve, my pleasure. Thanks for watching, and commenting.
Take care
Mike
Another great video Mike, very informative and wonderful to see a real craftsman sharing his skills. I may have to watch all your beginner guides again before I'm allowed on the lathe again, hopefully it wont be to long now.
All the best
Tony
Thanks Tony, that's great news that your return to the lathe is imminent. I shall await your next upload with bated breath, I am missing your stunning creations.
Take care - and get back too it soon.
Mike
Another great video Mike, I always get something from them. You really covered scrapers thoroughly. Enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Stephen, I appreciate your input and support my friend.
Take care
Mike
As Stephen said, I always enjoy and learn from your videos. Your tutorials are second to none, and I hope you continue to produce them. Thanks again.
Take care.....Stevie
Stevie Rodger Thank you Stevie, I appreciate it.
Take care
Mike
jon sellars thanks for the tips on scrapers. changed the angle on mine to match yours and find the performance much improved.thanks again.
jon sellars Glad you found the video useful Jon, and thanks for watching.Take care
Mike
New turner here, I really appreciate all the information you have put out there, Your video’s are really enjoyable and helpful. Cheers
Thank you Jerimiah, much appreciated.
Take care
Mike
Lots of techniques here to try, the tip on using a diamond file for sharpening is definitely one for me. Thanks again Mike this is becoming a really useful series.
Thanks Alan, I'm really pleased that you are finding them of some use.
Take care
Mike
Very well done Mike, I always enjoy the content of your videos.
Thanks very much, it's appreciated.
Take care
Mike
Another excellent training video Mike.
Thank you for all these videos.
Thanks Wayne, appreciate it.
Cheers
Mike
Thank you Mike for yet another great video. Those end grain shavings are amazing.
When this series is finished it will be a great learning reference for beginners and also as a refresher for people with a little turning experience such as myself.
Due to the wonderful weather I've had to devote most of my time to my vegetable garden but I'm getting withdrawal symptoms from wood turning so I will have to get a "fix" soon.
Best wishes,
Alan.
Hi Alan, and thank you, I'm very happy that you think it's been a useful series, that was the intention, but you never really know if you've got the right format, until the comments come in.
The weather has been great here too, until todays rain, but as they say "it's good for the garden"....and the water butt!
Take care
Mike
Mike - thx much - I refer to this series often. Quite helpful! ...
My pleasure Mark, I'm glad you find them useful my friend.
Take care
Mike
I get a lot of info and help from your video's. Thanks for taking the time to make and share them.
Thank YOU for watching, and taking the time to comment, it is much appreciated.
Take care
Mike
Very Helpful Mike THANKS for taking the time to share
Thank you Michael, glad you found it useful.
Take care, and thanks for your support
Mike
Mike, Thank you so much for the scraper info. Learned a lot and will begin to use my scrapers much more.
+Jim Rollins
Glad you found it useful Jim
Cheers
Mike
Thank you so much Mike for making these incredibly helpful videos. I so appreciate it.
Hi John, I'm very happy to hear that you find them of use. Thanks for watching.
Cheers
Mike
Thank you Mike!! I hadn't thought of using a scraper for hollowing out.Really useful episode.
Catcha later.
Chris.
Hi Chris, glad you found it of use, thanks for watching mate.
Take care
Mike
Another fantastic video Mike, lots of great information.
Take care,
Carl
beleza bom trabalho !!
luis carlos Oliveira Thank you Luis. Take care. Mike
Thanks Carl, only one more to go....the dreaded Skew...lol.
Take care my friend
Mike
Mike, por favor mostrame algunas gubias y como hacerlas y afilarlas, soy de argentina, gracias...
juan carlos schajnovetz Hola Juan, tengo un par de videos sobre el uso y afilar varias gubias, pero no cómo hacerlas.
Gracias por mirar
tener cuidado
Mike
That's a great technique for the sheer scraping, good to know and learn!
Thanks Daniel, it is quite effective.
Take care
Mike
Hi Mike, great work and good teaching as usual, but I have learned from others that it is not always wise to put your fingers into a moving bowl especially when the tool rest is present and in front of the work. I can see that you are well practiced, but new wood turners might try rhat too and perhaps lose a couple of fingers or a hand. Not putting you down biut I say this for the sake of others. great job though and I hope you keep teaching. :)
Thanks William ... totally agree with your comment mate.
Brilliant as ever, thanks Mike.
Thanks Mark, I appreciate it my friend.
Take care
Mike
Thanks Mike ,great video as always
Thank you Colin.
Take care
Mike
mike when I started hollowing I used the way you did using a spindle gouge,,and I still do it that way,,,but I use a scrapper a lot along with the spindle gouge,,,works great,,the scrapper has helped me out a lot,,and your videos are really great,,,
+jeff oldham
Hi Jeff, there are many ways to achieve the same end result, whatever you like doing is in my opinion, the right way :)
Cheers
Mike
Very good Mike,
This is an excellent demonstration for the use of a scraper.
Regards,
Bob
Thanks Bob, I appreciate your support, and encouragement.
Take care
Mike
Thanks for another great video mike. As a new turner I have found that the scraper and the carbide tip tools were the easiest way for me to get started. I have gotten some gouges but still dont have the confidence with them that I do the scrapers! There is a guy on youtube called robohippy that shows how to turn just using scrapers all the way through a bowl.
One other thought is that it would be really helpful to know the speed that you are turning at with each step. You mentioned it on this video but it would be helpful (I think) on all videos
Jon Franklin Very good point you make Jon, and I will endevour to mention speeds in future, providing my age doesn't cause me to forget....lol
My pleasure Jon, and thanks for watching. i truly believe that you should use whatever you feel happy using, because it's the result that counts, NOT how you got there ;)
Take care
Mike
PS - I will take a look at Robbohippy too, thanks for the heads up.
Thank you Mike, I have learned something else today. Great tuition and enjoyable too.
Thanks for watching Steve.
Hey Mike,
Another great video.Never really used a scraper that much until recently on a locust box.
Thanks for info,
Steve
Thanks Steve, they are a useful tool.
Take care
Mike
Thanks Mike. I had thought very much the same, so with Christmas fast approaching, I am going to go for one of the Vevor models that has a variable speed that are available here in Texas for around $200. Too far to go to the Axminster store so I therefore will be watching you much more for tips etc..
Thanks again.
Good luck.
Great video. I especially like the shear scraping part as i'm not good at that yet and seeing it helps a lot.
Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful.
Take care
Mike
You have eased my mind here because I sharpen scrapers with a 60 degree bevel and thought I was getting too aggressive but yours is even sharper at the cutting edge. I have a 45 degree bevel on my 1 and 3/4 inch roughing gouge and, even though very aggressive, it cuts very sweetly. I'll use that gouge in the video I am going to do in the next day or two. I've been in the greenhouse and garden since 7.00am this last 2 days to try to get cleared up in the garden for a few days to give me time in the shed. Good video Mike.
Best Wishes, Brendan.
Thanks Brendan, I am so looking forward to your video, finally my mithering has paid off - hopefully -don't you let me down - or I'll phone you again....lol
Take care mate
Mike
Mike Waldt Yeah, we should do that Skype thing again, it was great fun.
Hi Mike, Thanks for another super instructional video, and thanks for all the hard work you put into the videos, has always very well demonstrated and explained, Thanks for sharing. Regards Harry
Hi Harry, thank you my friend. the pleasure is mine, if just one person gets some use from my uploads, I have achieved my goal :). I have then managed to give something back to this great community, as in the beginning I took a lot.
Take care
Mike
Thanks Mike as ever great video.
Steve
And thank you once again for watching and supporting them Steve :)
Cheers
Mike
Another great video Mike well explained as usual Thanks!
Thank you Ted
Cheers
Mike
Thank you so much for this series of video's I am learning alot.
My pleasure Susan, I'm very happy that you are finding them of some use. Thanks for your support.
Take care
Mike
thanks for the tips, extremely helpful as a brand-new turner :-)
Hi, I am really pleased to hear that you find these videos of some use.
Thanks for watching and commenting, it's much appreciated.
Take care
Mike
Thanks Mike love your demo's
Thanks Allan, my pleasure sir :)
Take care
Mike
Great clip Mike
My comment is... Keep doing what your doing.
Best regards
David
Thanks David, I appreciate it mate. Hope your doing OK :)
Take care
Mike
Merci pour cette belle démonstration Mike !
+Jean-Marie Boisse
Thank you Jean-Marie
Cheers
Mike
Useful video and well explained , thanks
+icespeckledhens
Thanks, I'm glad you found it useful.
Take care
Mike
Mike,
Thanks again for more valuable information.
My pleasure Jim, and thanks for watching and the encouragement.
Cheers
Mike
Good instruction! I'll give that a try!!
Thank you, let me know what you think.
Cheers
Mike
Very good video Mike! of all the tools I have (not so many actually) the scrapers are the most used, and for me, I feel the most comfortable with since as far as damage you can do to you project, they are the most forgiving. On the other end of the scale is the dreaded Skew (da da da daa daaaammmm), which I love using but can't seem to tame as I would like too. I even converted some cheap tools I had (8 tools for 18 euros, as cheap as they come) to different scrapers, and apart from needing to grind them often they perform just perfectly, and as you said, they are the simplest to grind, so it's really not that of a bother, I can scrape, stop and switch to the grinder and be back scraping in less then 60 seconds.
Thanks for the upload!
Thanks Yuval, the scraper is a very versatile tool, and many people don't realise its many uses. I'll be trying to show how to use the Skew in my next video, wish me luck....lol
Take care
Mike
Mike Waldt A very good luck with that! and I hope to see a bloopers reel too :)
yuval lahav Lol...thanks Yuval...I will need all the luck I can get. I think the bloopers reel will be longer than the rest of the video! ;)
Cheers
Mike
mike i love your videos i aways learn a lot from them thanks for taking the time to make them
Thanks Mathew, I'm happy that you find some use in them.
Take care
Mike
Another great how too video Mike well done.
If I could make a suggestion, if you grind the bottom edge of the scraper to 45 degrees so you have a flat section on the edge it will give you a little more control when sheer scrapping.
Thanks Russ, that's a great tip my friend, I'll try it this weekend, and mention it in the next video, if I master it :)
Take care
Mike
Your welcome mate and I have no doubt in my mind that you will master it mate.
Russ Barber You sir, have more confidence in my abilities than I do!.....lol
Hi mike, great instructive video as usual. A suggestion for your next beginners guide would be the skew chisel as I am finding it a hard tool to get used to and I am sure many others are as well.
Thanks
Tim
Thanks Tim, believe it or not, the Skew is going to be the next, and last in the current series :). I have some practicing to do before I make it though ;)
Take care
Mike
Mike i liked this video looking at some of your scrapers are they Henry Taylor i have some of his and like the massive size and the bulk of the handles seems as if i can control them some what better in either case thanks for sharing your knowledge
Tom Palmer Thanks Tom, yes they are Henry Taylor, and I am a big fan of all their tools, as you say, they are something to grab hold of, and good quality too.
Take care
Mike
Mike, thank you for the excellent instructional videos. The proof is that the techniques you describe can be duplicated by novice wood Turners like myself and get similar results. What better test? Please continue this series. Great job. Rick
Thank you Rick, I very happy that you find them useful. thanks also for watching, and your support.
Take care
Mike
I like your idea on bevels. Most people think they have to be the same.
Thanks Sam ....each to his or her own I suppose.
Glad you agree though :)
Take care
Mike
Great series Mike! I am realizing from this video that my scrapers are ground at MUCH too fat an angle, which was causing me to approach the work at the wrong angle in turn.
Thank you, the bevel angle is a personal preference, and many different ones are used. You just have to experiment, and decide which works best for you.
Take care, and thanks for your support
Mike
Thanks for the guide, I just got access to machine. Looking for to trying out what you have shown.
My pleasure Jim, let me know how you get on.
Cheers
Mike
Hi Mike, love your videos and have been learning a lot from them.
I am having some trouble and hope you could help with some advice.
I can never seem to get rid of all the torn end grain from my pieces. Using a round nosed scraper ground to the same angle as yours using a shearing scrape i can remove most of the tear out but still end up spending ages sanding at 80 grit to tame the evil tear out. I mainly work with harder woods like ash, Ovangkol, Elm and Lacewood. Is it normal to spend hours sanding the end grain away? Any advice would be appreciated!
+Jack Thomas
Hi Jack, and thank you. I work with Ash a lot as well, and find that to obtain a good finish, very light cuts with a freshly sharpened tool does the job, sometimes it may be necessary to apply some medium CA to very punky areas to harden the fibres to allow for a clean cut.
Hope this helps a bit.
Take care
Mike
Bingo. Mike that was just the point I'm at. Doing a bowl and its OK but loads of tool marks. Great stuff.
+Buona Fortuna
Thank you
Cheers
Mike
Thanks mike again very helpful for me how you demonstrated the scraper was much more effective than the way I was doing it as well as the shear scraping. Are you going to be doing a beginners guide for skews and other tools I'm trying to learn as much as I can from you and
Thank you Anthony, I have covered the basic tools in this series except the Skew, which will be the next video, and the last in this series.
Thanks for your support, and I'm pleased you find them useful.
Take care
Mike
Ok sounds good look forward to watching.
Very informative mike on various ways to use scrapers.i might have watched this twice already.i bought a Robert sorby scraper could you add that one and demonstrate it with the others next time.the sorby is a 3/4 inch box scraper.
Thanks David ... I have quite a few scrapers but alas not that one I'm afraid 🙂
Thanks Cameron
Cheers
Mike
Hey Mikey!
Brilliant tutorial on a very over looked tool in my shop. I just now acquired some very nice scrapers one being the 19mm Henry Taylor like you were using.I will be referring back to this video in the days to come because I foresee some practice in this coming week with the scraper. As always thanks for your time and effort. BTW I really like the decal on your lathe. (me being half Welsh). You ever going to do a video on your top secret finish? HA HA :) take care mate!
Thanks Tom, your wit and friendship are always appreciated.....well maybe NOT the wit ;)
Take care my friend
Mike
Thank you for this video! Keep them coming I still dont know what all the tools are for. Colud your next video be on the tool that looks like a spear but not the parting tool which also looks like a spear?
My pleasure Crazy, and thank you for watching. The tool you describe I believe is the Spear Point Scraper, I do have one, but this series is about the basic tools, and I don't think the Spear Point falls into "the basic" category, it is more of a specialised tool, for specific needs. I sometimes use it for shear scraping the outside of bowls, but if I'm honest, it's not a tool I use very often, as my standard scrapers do the job adequately. It might be reshaped into something else in the future, maybe even another Skew....lol.
Take care
Mike
Thanks Mike! I didnt know what it was. If you decide to reshape it do a video. That would be cool to see.
crazywhitedog78 My pleasure, I'll keep it in mind if i do.
Take care
Mike
What grit is your card sharpener? I saw one advertised with a choice of 350, 600 or 1200, and really thought the 350 would be best for wood turning.
Enjoyed the video, very informative.
300 and 180, 180 ideal for scrapers, and the 300 for gouges and parting tools.
Cheers
Mike
nice video mike ty
Thanks Pete, my pleasure mate
Take care
Mike
Very useful vid, as usual. Someone mentioned on another video never to work on a side of a bowl with the scraper. Which you kind of do on 13.09 min. Can you explain more please:)? Many thanks
Hi Boris, I have not heard that before.
Thanks for another very informative episode Mike, ( learning loads ) have never used my scrapers in the sheer scraping mode ! Am going to get much better results I hope and will use them more as a result!! Quick question, I have carving chisels and some flexcut woodcarving knives which I always keep razor sharp and polished to a mirror finish which makes a Hugh difference to how they cut! Would this mirror finish give better results on my turning gouges and scrapers or would it reduce the affectiveness of the burr ??
Thanks again for this series and am looking forward to the next video. Keep up the good work. Trev
Thanks Trev, happy to be of some use my friend. I think, and this is only my opinion, that an edge as "sharp" as we have on our hand chisels would be overkill. Mainly because they would not last too long up against spinning wood, sure they would give a great cut, but not for long, and I must stress, this is only my opinion. I do however hone my skew chisels before use, either with a strop, or a diamond hone, but not to the level of a hand chisel, in fact I rarely take the skew to the grinder, only when it needs a reshape.
Hope this answers your question, if not let me know :)
Take care
Mike
Thanks mike you've confirmed what I was thinking, you know what they say two heads are better than one. What did we ever do before the internet / youtube! The information out there from this amazing woodturning/ woodworking community is staggering !! Thanks again for your advise and keep up the good work my friend. Trev
Trev Sutton Any time Trev, and you are so right in what you say, the "tinterweb" is a great source of knowledge - and I don't mean mine!.....lol
Take care mate
Mike
Another great video Mike. What about doing a video on Polishing Equipment?Because at the minute I am struggling to find the right one? But Great Video
Thanks William, the only polishing equipment I use is a paper towel mate, and very, very occasionally a drill mounted buffing dome.....that's it. Not really enough equipment for a video me thinks ;)
Thanks for your support.
Take care
Mike
tuyệt vời ước gì cháu có bộ máy tiện này.
Hey Mike:
You've been working on this one for quite some time now haven't you? I seem to recall a question about tool rest height.
Good coverage!
Thanks for sharing
Larry
Thanks Larry, your right I have, and think I've covered it too mate....lol
take care, and thanks for always supporting me.
Mike
Thanks Mike, I see what I'm doing wrong now when I angle the tool for a shear cut, I'm not being anywhere near gentle and slow enough. Have you softened over the edge of the tool that comes into contact with the toolrest. Just wondering if this might help steady the tool as I seem to have difficulty keeping it in an even plane when its riding on the sharp corner. Hope you can understand what I mean.
Take care.
Alan
Hi Alan, glad it was a useful video for you. I have "rounded" the edges on all my scrapers and skews, for just the reason you stated. Not much, just to soften the edge as you say. I should have mentioned this in the video, I will in the last one on the skew. Thanks for mentioning it, I appreciate it.
Take care, and thanks for your support mate.
Mike
Hi Mike
Just looking though some of your older postings and would ok,e to ask a question in straight and round nosed scrapers. So I purchased one of each from the Crown Cryogenic range and while after looking at your video I think I have not been presenting the tool correctly, having said that now after looking at your video I think I might be missing the all important Burr. Would that be right in your opinion given the tools are brand new?
Cheers
Kevin
Hi Kevin, I would venture to suggest that would probably be the reason. I have found that only a few manufacturers send out any tools that are ready for use. I personally always sharpen any new tool before using them, this is especially true for scrapers, as the burr is the important factor ... and needs to be freshened up very regularly while using it as well.
Let me know how you get on.
Cheers
Mike
Thank you.
Hi, nice vid. Would you go 19mm or 25mm scraper? I can get a 19mm cryo forged scraper or a 25mm normal scraper. I only have a midi lathe and need something for bowls, bowl scraper. I'm leaning towards the 19mm cuz it's cryo but not sure if 25mm is better?
In honesty either will do the job, however the larger one will give you more stability.
@@MikeWaldt I got the 25mm one, didn't realize how huggge the handle is haha. It's a fair bit bigger than my other tools. I only have a midi lathe and I presume this one is good for big lathes too. But it should fit into the small bowls I do as well. Just fits the storage case I use, a pelican style safe case where I stab the chisels into the side of 3 pieces of pool noodle to hold them 8 per layer, 3-4 layers of tools fit in the case like trays of tools. I live in the wet tropics so all my tools live in cases because of rust. All my centers live in another safe case, stabbed into foam. The jaws fit in their boxes (record power) in a toolbox (8 sets fit in the box) along with the other toolrests.
Love your videos too, they've helped me a lot. If you do another video, I'd love to see how you use the short end of a skew to round a bead. I am having mine catch around the middle of the skew and skating backwards on the wood. I'd love to master the ability to make a bead, so far I've worked out you need to use the point and not the mid-1-third like a planing cut.
Newb question - how do you sheer scrape deep down say at the bottom of a box? Is it just all about tool rest positioning?
I tend to use a negative rake scraper with very gentle passes Tyler.
Mike,
I have recently started to be interested in wood turning, but have never done any at all. I have watched many of your instructional video’s, and my question to you is. Being a total novice, and not sure if I am going to like it, bearing in mind that a wood lathe is an expensive item, I have made a wood working lathe out of wood, using a power drill as the turning force. Am I wasting my time, or am I likely to get good use and experience with turning using this instead of an expensive purpose built lathe.
Perhaps other turners might like to answer as well as yourself.
Thanks
Your set up will give you an idea of the craft .... but tbh will not really be very representative of a "proper" lathe. In my opinion it's best to go to a club or a store like Axminster here in the UK and try out a lathe under expert supervision. Hope this helps. Cheers. Mike
Hey Mike!! First wanted to thank you for the great videos you do!! Next I was wondering if you ever get a catch when using a scraper. I was working on a little vase thing today and was having the hardest time with catches on the end grain. I was video taping so I hope to get that posted so someone can hopefully see what I'm doing wrong. Any thoughts would be great!! Thanks again for all your videos!!!
Hi Cody, my pleasure, and thank you for watching. i was going to go on about the presentation of the tool to the work etc. etc., but fortunately I headed over to your channel first, and watched your two videos. You are a talented turner my friend, and your presentation of the tool to the work, and stance look just fine to me, so I would put the catches down to " a lapse in concentration, or just having a bad day at the office", and God knows we all get them. Some of us more often than others ;) It will be interesting to see the video though.
Take care
Mike
Mike Waldt
Thanks for the encouragement Mike!!! Watching the footage I took over and over then watching you, Carl Jacobson and Eddie Castelin I think my problem is having my tool rest to far away and getting the cutting edge of the scraper below center. But many thanks for the encouragement it helped a lot!!
Cody
Cody W Not encouragement my friend - Statement of fact :)
Cheers
Mike
Thank you. I was hoping to see a bit more done on the outside with the square nose scraper. I learnt some good stuff anyway. :D
Thanks for watching
Cheers
Mike
Mike,
What grit do you use on your diamond credit card hone? Is that a 300 I see on there?
Thanks,
Luke
Hi Luke,
The card has 600 one side, and 300 the other, and I use the 300 on my scrapers, and skews.
Take care
Mike
which chisel sets are good to start, and with the 2 bevels the 65 degrees and the irish cut lol..x
+rodney sharpe
I am confused by this Rodney....mind you I do confuse easily....lol
Cheers
Mike
sorry Mike
was watching your ? finger chiseld and you had two different cutts on the chisels one you called an irish cut and the other was a roughting gouge it had a sharper cut at 60 or more degrees... and it didnt wrap around the sides of the chisel.. so im wondering do the sets come with both these cuts of did you do them to suit the job you are turning?? sorri for the essay..lol
Another great video mike.Have you tried the negative rake scraper yet.
just started greate job.tool junky me :-()
All the best Robbie
Thanks Robbie, I have been looking at a negative rake scraper from Henry Taylor, but I think I'll grind one myself and see how I get on with it before I invest. Mind you if it works OK....why buy one....lol
Take care mate
Mike
Mike Waldt Thats what i did mike its a greate finishing tool.. grind one up you wont be sorry
***** Hi Chris mine is only 1" wide and 1/2" thick, and the only heavy Duty one that I've used, to small for you by the sounds of it :)
Robbiethewoodturner I'm going to have a go this weekend Robbie, can't wait to try it out :)
Mike, as a scraper psycho, I see you doing some thing when you shear scrape, that I have seen others do, and I don't understand. That is raising the handle. When doing a scraping cut, well yes, it is safer and cuts better, but why raise it when shear scraping? I prefer the handle to be dropped, kind of like when you shear scrape with a gouge. Main thing this does is keep you on the lower 1/3 or so of the cutting edge. This is what you want to do when using a skew. If you get above center on the cutting edge, you can get some catches. I do tend to shear scrape at a 60 or so degree angle too...
robohippy Hi Reed, and thank you for taking the time to watch and comment. I will apply your methods, and possibly make an update to this video, highlighting what you have told me. Being a part time "hobby" turner, I am always very grateful for guidance from the professionals such as yourself, so that I can share them with my subscribers, in the hope of improving their turning experience. Thanks again, I really do appreciate your input.
Take care
Mike
***** Thanks Christian, I'm a great believer in the saying - whatever works for you is good. :)
Take care
Mike
***** lol...Thank you
Take care
Mike
As an afterthought, I know you have already talked about sharpening in an earlier video but I would love to see you tackle it again :)
That's nice to hear Ian, but I have already posted three sharpening videos....I honestly think if I did a third, people would fall asleep!.....lol
Cheers
Mike
Very informative, what is the difference in the square scraper and bedan?
+Don Lyons
Thanks Don, the bedan is square stock, and the scrapers are from flat stock.
Cheers
Mike
Can you grind a negative rake on a bedan?
Don Lyons
Hi Don,
You can, I don't see there being any issues.
Cheers
Mike