There was a recent thread here about "Round nose Scrapers" that had some good input from some of the regulars here, including John Lucas who attached a video of Ernie Conover. A small portion of Connover's video included the old fashioned idea of using an "Armrest" tool. Then, within days of John's link, Craft Supplies sent out an email link to a video featuring the great Allen Batty demonstrating Thread Chasing. I mean no offense to Stewart, the third generation of the Batty turners, but Allen made the best turning video I ever watched. He was so smooth, relaxed, comfortable, and easy going, he made the watcher comfortable. If there was a "snick" here and there as he touched the gouge to the wood he didn't apologize or try to point out his slight error in initial presentation, he just kept going and worked it out with repeated cuts.
The guy was such a master and wasted no time with every single little nuance of tool control or sharpening bevel, it was a refreshing joy to learn from.
Even if you are not interested in "Thread Chasing", it's worth a watch.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0iEd0kD0S4
The guy was such a master and wasted no time with every single little nuance of tool control or sharpening bevel, it was a refreshing joy to learn from.
Even if you are not interested in "Thread Chasing", it's worth a watch.