TURNING Workshop lamp
88 The Woodworker & Good Woodworking October 2019 http://www.getwoodworking.com
15 I use the 13mm signature gouge for the majority
of the larger convex shapes. The bevel is in contact
during the whole cut; this will give a good finish
with little chance of the tool catching12 Once round, mark up where the details will be.
Use a parting tool and Vernier callipers to accurately
size the spigots; this will need to be a tight fit in order
to achieve the strongest joint possible16 The only time I use a larger spindle roughing gouge
is when I have a large sweep-in curve such as on this
bottle shape. Shaping with this tool is safe as long
as you treat it like a normal spindle gouge and don’t
use it to scrape
13 Ideally, all the sizing cuts should be carried out
before the shaping is started. The only time I would
not do this is when I feel that I could be weakening
certain parts, thus making the shaping difficult
17 The end needs to be square to ensure it marries
perfectly with the other stems. Here I’m using the
2mm parting tool to clean up the ends, making sure
I don’t hit the drive centre14 The versatility of the 10mm round skew is
demonstrated here. After carrying out the sizing cuts,
it’s used straight away for cutting the bead on the
top section. I only use the point of the tool, which
keeps the skew from digging in11 After the three lengths are drilled you can start
to turn them round using the spindle roughing gouge.
A common mistake when using this tool is to have
too short a bevel, which makes the angle too obtuse
to give you an effective slicing cut10 Not always necessary, but I like to take off the
corners on the bandsaw rather than just turning it
all into shavings. One of the things to think about
when deciding what bandsaw to purchase is to
see how easily the table will go to 45°
18 Whenever you’re making stems or columns
like this, it’s important to try and get all the parts
to fit together as one turning, so hiding the joints
therefore becomes a major challenge. Here, I need
to turn the top of one piece so it is the right size to
match the fillet of another