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Wild Turkey

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While trying to absord all the information you guys put out I remembered today someone mentioned just using a skew while turning. Well I had a brand new picked up from Grizzly while in last trip to Springfield, Mo. and dug it out and bravely tried it. What a lifesaver, can't believe how fast the corners came off blanks and how smooth the blank was. Actually skipped several grades of sandpaper that I was having to use when using a gouge.
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John; Yep; The skew leaves a very smooth surface. You can use it in a shearing cut riding the bevel or in a scraping cut. Either way, I usually start at 400 grit.
 
JOHN DOWELL said:
While trying to absord all the information you guys put out I remembered today someone mentioned just using a skew while turning. Well I had a brand new picked up from Grizzly while in last trip to Springfield, Mo. and dug it out and bravely tried it. What a lifesaver, can't believe how fast the corners came off blanks and how smooth the blank was. Actually skipped several grades of sandpaper that I was having to use when using a gouge.
Thanks to someone and to all!
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Yes, a skew works very well for me, I use a radius grind and love it, but that is not the only way to do it.
What lathe did you get, I picked up a G0657 at the Bellingham store and love it
 
Nick,
The company I worked for bought me one from PSI for a retirement gift in Dec. 08. Not a bad lathe but have to change belts for speed changes, but it is quick to do.
 
As one of my old teachers used to say - 'you're ability to use a skew defines your skill as a turner.' It never fails that when a turner finally masters a skew their work seems to double in quality overnight.

Marc
 
Now that I have a lathe and not using the drill press "lathe" I decided to take a class at Woodcraft in Greenville SC.

The first thing they did after teaching us the roughing gouge is the Skew.

The finish I got on the Poplar gue up we used was very smooth and now that I know how it works I will start using it
 
Marc...I absolutely agree with you. Great post about mastering the skew...Its easy to TEAR wood with the wrong tool or even an improperly used tool.

Grub32
 
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