Fascinating.
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Japanese Wood Turning
- Thread starter Bill Alston
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That tool at about 2:03 is just a tad sketchy isn't it?
I'd be repainting the walls of my shop with it!
The 90 degree tools are interesting. And the tool rest. ;-)
Sam, a bunch of it is sketchy by our standards. But these are production vessels and obviously they've been doing it a long time. I was most nervous when grandma was using the radial arm saw.
Sam, a bunch of it is sketchy by our standards. But these are production vessels and obviously they've been doing it a long time. I was most nervous when grandma was using the radial arm saw.
My brother is a trained machinist. He gets twitchy when he sees me holding a tool in my hands when working on a lathe. I've offered to let him try -- he wants no part of it. "It just ain't right"
Nervous, yes, especially when she turned her head away from the blade to avoid the chips coming from the blade. Then I noticed the chip guard dangling down.
What's he painting on before he does his finishing cut? Sanding sealer?
Good question, I was wondering this myself. It looks a bit dark for sanding sealer though? He was using a brush, maybe from an open pot so could it have been some type of oil?
Well, some of their prep work is high sphincter pucker factor stuff for sure.... Interesting that they don't put any finish on the inside of the box. I would guess the finish is lacquer of some sort, which is traditional over there. It almost looks like the same stuff they put on before finish cuts. I am wondering if they ever have wood movement problems. Also wonder if the tenon is spot on parallel, or like Eric Lofstrom does on his boxes where it has a slight taper.
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Very relaxing once they were done with the saw work. I wonder what that disc tool they used to remove the bulk of the wood looked like when stopped. It peeled wood off in ribbons.
Thanks for posting this, I really enjoyed watching it.
Thanks for posting this, I really enjoyed watching it.
I've oiled punky pieces before final turning to try to reduce tearout. Could be for a smoother finish or less sanding.
That disc tool would make short work of a manicure!!
tools hanging far over tool rest, turning and cutting in reverse sometimes, no filtration or dust extraction, hands far beyond tool rest—an OSHA nightmare. And when making inner top handle, he cut on both left and right side as lathe was turning counter clockwise—crazy—but it worked.
Someone with better eyes than mine, please look at 13:10 - 13:15 time frame and tell me if the turner presents the tool to the wood on both sides of center?
Yes, as I noted in my post just above yours.
I ran the video at 25% speed and there’s a “knock” sound and the camera angle changes. I think this is the point when he changes the direction of rotation? They use wide overhead belts and changing direction is just a matter of switching between belts, no need to stop the lathe.
That debarking machine is FANTASTIC! Like a massive food processor tipped on its side.... Ingenious!
That's the one that scared me. That is literally a giant meat slicer.
The rotation of the lathe seems to be achieved almost instantaneously. So yes, they were working in both directions, depending. That tool is really cool.
The rotation of the lathe seems to be achieved almost instantaneously. So yes, they were working in both directions, depending. That tool is really cool.