Richard raffan turns and microwaves a green elm crossgrain tube.
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- This tube is cross-grained, so you see how I turn small diameter crossgrain using both a spindle gouge and deep-fluted bowl gouge. You see a few of the problems that arise when deep drilling, and how I deal with design issues. Size: 260x60mm (just over 10x2-in.) See the blank cut in • Richard Raffan convert...
With so many turners making perfectly symmetrical objects, it’s great to see my favorite turner doing his work while also letting the wood do its work, sort of a collaboration between the two!
Always good to see master at work. Gives me motivation to keep learning and expanding knowledge and get more experience. Thank you, mr. Raffan.
The grain in that elm is really outstanding. It was very instructive to see how you dealt with the wood moving so rapidly during the turning.
Really nice piece. I always enjoy how you take the green wood, turn it and then dry it so it goes into its natural shape. Thank you for sharing.
hindsight... 20/20 vision. Love this, I'd put it on my shelf.
That can be arranged.....
@@RichardRaffanwoodturningThank you, but SWMBO says no. She's waiting for me to do something...
@@paulwestlake4278 That's often the problem with SWMBOs.
Just out of curiosity, why couldn't you use a half round roughing gouge?
Half-round spindle-roughing gouges are designed for centre/spindle work with the grain running parallel to the lathe axis. This is crossgrain.
Beautiful piece Richard, when you were cleaning up the outside and mentioned wither using the gouge or a scraper, I was wondering why you did not consider the skew chisel? Thanks, Mike
This is crossgrain with the grain running at 90° to th lathe axis. Skew chisels are designed for spindles where the wood grain lies parallel to the lathe axis.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Of course! sorry for the dumb question lol, all the best, Mike
What beauty. Its amazing how warped it ended up. But im giessing the more interesting the features and grain the more it will distort when cooked. Did it have any cracks open up once cooked?
No splits on this one.
It doesn't matter what Richard Raffan turns. it's always a beautiful piece of work.
@@Penqueen2010 Well thank you for that, and I wish it was true. But it's a fact that some are a lot more beautiful than others. There are pieces that never reach the public gaze.
I, for one, certainly with you.
Very good! 👍
Thanks!
Been turning a few of these. Used the microwave. Wondering if you have tried just letting them air dry or even dry slowly in a paper bag?. If so do you get as much movement as with the microwave? I’m an old codger in my 70’s been playing with this for about 10 years. It gives me purpose.
I find microwaving speeds the inevitable which might otherwise take months. 45 years ago, before we had microwave ovens, I dried bowls over a wood-burning cooking range but in 1982 found microwaving offered more control and let me get my wavy bowls to market faster.
The entire time, I was wondering if Elm in Britain smells the same as Elm in Minnesota. Judging by the lovely color, I would have to say yes it does. Elm can be absolutely gorgeous.
It does small much the same.
Impressive piece Richard thank you for sharing your knowledge and skill
Hello Richard, I watch all your videos and I thank you very much for the knowledge you transmit to us!!
A query.
It would have been possible to use the continental gouge cutting with a wing, the tool downwards at an angle of 45 degrees
Very interesting Richard. A beautiful piece of wood and quite interesting the way it warped. Would you have achieved the same amount of warp if you had left the walls a bit thicker? You mentioned you put the piece in the microwave for two and a half minutes. That seems to be rather long to me. What is the wattage of your microwave and did you use full power? Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
Excellent, love the trick to remove the nub, I am using it all the time. Thanks
Sometimes I keep a spray bottle with water when working green wood and occasionally rewet the surfaces to keep it from warping while I work it.
A simple design, and turned out beautiful. I will have to give it a go. Love the tip about BLO to lubricate the bit. I will definitely be using that from now on.
Thanks turned out great
Sure did warp Richard.
Whilst drilling pepper mills, I hold an air gun in my left hand & apply compressed air into the hole. It clears all swarff as I drill. It also cools the drill bit to prevent dulling of it's cutting edges. Just a modest airfow is very effective.
Nice job again Richard, thanks for posting.
I'v never had a compressor, but decades ago did investigate gun drills. I couldn't justify the expense for the particular job.
I do the same. You can drill in one shot, without constantly backing in and out.
@@greggerstner5599 That's not my experience with crossgrain tubes. I found the shavings can still bind and pull the tube apart - after all it is green timber and crossgrained. No such problems with endgrain.
Now, just because I've never made a cross-grain tube doesn't mean I can't write about it with certain authority!
(Actually forgot about that part)
Carry on Maestro
Several tool makers have a battery powered air blower. They produce an incredible amount of airflow in a small space.
So beautiful and so much fun to watch. I was nervous the more you kept skimming the outside. My palms were sweating! Such a cool project! Can I inquire which Forstner bits you use? Mine are decent but I can’t cut nearly as cleanly as that. Need to upgrade at least a few specific sizes for things like this. Thanks for all you do Richard
I've no idea who manufactured most of Forstner bits. This one came from Timberbits in Sydney, others from Bunnings and Carbatec.
Richard - great video - how come you didn’t use a skew to finish the outside, or is it just personal choice? I’m a novice so not clued up sufficiently enough to know😅
This is crossgrain with the grain running at 90° to th lathe axis. Skew chisels are designed for spindles where the wood grain lies parallel to the lathe axis.
Love the piece. When you cut the blank, how close to the pith do you like to cut? It looks like you cut right through it.
As close as possible for maximum distortion, but I want the blank free of splits.
Why didn’t you turning with the grain along the ways?
I want the distortion that comes with the crossgrain aligned 90° to the lathe axis. Endgrain tubeees might go a bit oval, but not bend.
Lovely piece of wood. Loved this design I made similar when I saw you cutting up the stock piece.
As I watched you transition the piece end to end in the chuck before doing so could you mark the centre if you have a hollow headstock spindle? Would need a good fit centre punch I’m guessing here.
I often start tubes between centres so I have a centre cone at each end. I try to show different ways of doing things.
Many thanks for this video.
At 3:09 you said:
"in this case you should definitely not use a big half round spindle roughing gouge". Why id that?
Half-round spindle roughing gouges are designed for centre/spindle work with the grain running parallel to the lathe axis. This is crossgrain.
Thank you for the reply!@@RichardRaffanwoodturning
Just a small point, Richard, your new drill chuck is not a Jacobs but an Albrecht Keyless chuck, a German design named after its inventor in the early 1930’s. A genuine made in Germany Albrecht drill chuck would be several hundred dollars. To drill deeper holes I use a regular Morse Taper 2 (MT2) extension, probably adds 100mm, there are also drill bit extender’s, both very low cost items. My metal lathe work is flowing into my more recent adventures in wood as the material. As always, another interesting project. Greetings from Tasmania 👍😁🦘
My ignorance on display... The box it came in calls it a keyless drill chuck. Made by Sherwood. I have morse taper extensions that feature in ua-cam.com/video/XFjC6fyPSfw/v-deo.html.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning I doubt that the majority of folks who use an Albrecht drill chuck would be familiar with its inventors name, you certainly are not alone. It was very kind gesture by the viewer who donated it to a very good cause.