A Skew is an Angle

[MichaelMouse]

With apologies for the poor camera angle, a straight chisel presented at a skewed angle. My setup is not really made for demos, and my videographer isn't really into turning, merely humors me.

http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d160/GoodOnesGone/?action=view&current=CylinderRough.flv

Speed, for those who are interested, is my standard 680, wood is cherry, and I would normally stand a bit closer so I could use my body and not just my wrists.

For this type of operation, tool thickness isn't a player. If you were to make beads or V groves, you'd run into clearance problems. What you won't do is feed the nose of the tool into the wood by accident while paying attention to the cutting portion.

What does the nearly round surface look like? http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d160/GoodOnesGone/Roughed.jpg Pretty much as you see here. A finishing pass made with the edge a bit more vertical would make it shine.

 

[Alex Ku]

Michael,

Is it a chisel with a bevel on only one side? I understand that the downside chisel surface is flat.

Thanks,
Alex

 

[Matt Owen]

I'm not MM, but I'm pretty sure that his tool is the same thing as a skew chisel, except without the skewed angle (the blade is perpendicular to the side of the tool). Bevel is on both sides.

Matt

 

[MichaelMouse]

Matt is correct. It is the commercial straight chisel shown at the bottom here: http://www.aawforum.org/vbforum/attachment.php?attachmentid=2554&d=1230291978 You can see the bevel on the up side, which is a good clue. A single-bevel type would dig like mad save on the most level surface if it were used bevel up. Its purpose is to get into a narrow gap between beads, mostly. Planes well, but the other's better.

http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=142-520&search=Turning Tools&smode=

Here's a quick and dirty of bead cutting done by the guy leaning back to keep out of the camera's way and turning by touch, because when he leans back, he's looking through the line on his bifocals.... (Hate that. Haven't been able to read on my belly nor work under the car comfortably since I got 'em.)

http://s35.photobucket.com/albums/d160/GoodOnesGone/?action=view&current=Bead.flv

 

[john lucas]

MM I'm glad you have the same problems I have. I do my own video's and often get my shoulder or my glasses in the corner of the frame. Then Like you if I move to far I can't see through my glasses very well. Ain't it fun.
Good job on the video. I plan to do a video shortly on beginning to use a skew along with a test piece that I turn to practice my skills. I may try that this week but I have about 10 jobs to do and only 1 week of time off.