Popular Woodworking 2001-08 № 123, страница 45
Lathe Turning's 1 By using five basic lathe tools you can do almost any type of turning project. Learn the basics, then let yourself experiment. Few activities render the joy and creative expression that wood turning does. It is immediately rewarding to see shapes appear right before your eyes. Yet less than 10 percent of American woodworkers turn. Perhaps it's just hard to get started. If that's your excuse, I can show you how to make turning simple using only five basic turning tools. If you're interested in learning to turn, read on. If you're already a turner, you may learn how to simplify your craft by using some of your tools more efficiently. So what are these five wonder tools? If you become handy with these chisels, you'll be a master in no time. They are (from left to right above) the 3/16n diamond parting tool (the cross section of the blade is diamond shaped), the 11/4n roughing gouge, the 1/2n bowl gouge (perhaps the most important), the 1" oval skew (its edges are rounded for easier use), and the 1/2" roundnose scraper. I recommend spending the extra bit of money to buy high-speed steel lathe chisels from Sheffield, England, for two reasons. First they hold their edge longer than high carbon steel, and second, if you do slightly blue an edge while sharp- by Scott Phillips Scott Phillips is host of the PBS television show "The American Woodshop," and is a contributing editor to Popular Woodworking magazine. He lives and works in Piqua, Ohio. |
