Charlie_W
Member
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of mentoring a brand new turner who had never held a chisel. This young lady sought out our woodturning club, came to a meeting and signed up for a skill enhancement session.
With an all day session, we had plenty of time to learn the basics...parts of the lathe, different types of tools and what they do and how to use them. I used a piece of green Poplar about 2.5" diameter with bark as a starting piece.
She was an excellent listener and did as taught.
This first session was a "Process " learning session....no finished product when done other than a spindle with some beads and coves. Next time will be a "Project" session and will most likely turn an ice cream scoop or pizza cutter handle and perhaps a bottle stopper.
She quickly mastered using a spindle roughing gouge both scraping and in an angled cutting mode. Next came the skew and she did very well making planing cuts with no catches! We then moved on to a parting tool, spindle Gouge and a round nosed scraper. She did very well! Still learning the nuances of rolling a bead with the spindle gouge but coming along nicely for a first go.
Again, I thoroughly enjoyed sharing turning with a new turner. It is very rewarding to pass on your passion and knowledge.
With an all day session, we had plenty of time to learn the basics...parts of the lathe, different types of tools and what they do and how to use them. I used a piece of green Poplar about 2.5" diameter with bark as a starting piece.
She was an excellent listener and did as taught.
This first session was a "Process " learning session....no finished product when done other than a spindle with some beads and coves. Next time will be a "Project" session and will most likely turn an ice cream scoop or pizza cutter handle and perhaps a bottle stopper.
She quickly mastered using a spindle roughing gouge both scraping and in an angled cutting mode. Next came the skew and she did very well making planing cuts with no catches! We then moved on to a parting tool, spindle Gouge and a round nosed scraper. She did very well! Still learning the nuances of rolling a bead with the spindle gouge but coming along nicely for a first go.
Again, I thoroughly enjoyed sharing turning with a new turner. It is very rewarding to pass on your passion and knowledge.
