Ladies & Gentlemen,
I am a novice to woodturning and have joined the local AAW on Cape Cod as well as the National Association. A mentor has recently assisted(completed) a nice bowl that I hollowed too far and went through the bottom. (another story). He has gone south for the next month or so(smart fellow) and so today I started turning a handle for my Thompson bowl gouge that I received this week. It doesn't look toooooo bad but when I attempted to drill out a 1/2 inch hole for the gouge, it started to get off center (It is in an old Nova scroll chuck) I wasn't using a brad point bit- perhaps that was the problem. Is there a a special technique for drilling or am I going to end up with a handle 14 inches shorter than it is now?
Thanks for any advice. I'll be going to the AAW meeting nest Wednesday so I'll be asking them also.
I am a novice to woodturning and have joined the local AAW on Cape Cod as well as the National Association. A mentor has recently assisted(completed) a nice bowl that I hollowed too far and went through the bottom. (another story). He has gone south for the next month or so(smart fellow) and so today I started turning a handle for my Thompson bowl gouge that I received this week. It doesn't look toooooo bad but when I attempted to drill out a 1/2 inch hole for the gouge, it started to get off center (It is in an old Nova scroll chuck) I wasn't using a brad point bit- perhaps that was the problem. Is there a a special technique for drilling or am I going to end up with a handle 14 inches shorter than it is now?
Thanks for any advice. I'll be going to the AAW meeting nest Wednesday so I'll be asking them also.