Great technnique

Hmm. By reading some of the other comments, there seems to be problems doing it this way.

Wow. I am new to wood turning and bought this book “A lesson plan for wood turning”. On a hunch I searched for Jim Rodgers and found these 33 videos that go along with the book. Looking forward to watching these videos very much

I have greatly enjoyed your videos, which are always well done! I do have a few question regarding turning the inner surface on open segmented bowls, especially in light of my first projects (duplicate bowls) in which I have increased the number of pieces per row from 12 to 48 (mixed species: maple, padouk, wenge, yellowheart, cherry, and walnut). There are 3 overlapping rows (a 4th row overlapping the 3rd row) in which the 1.50" long pieces are extremely narrow, starting at 0.22" (outer radius) tapering down to about 0.10" (thickness of 0.25") and I have experienced a large number of broken pieces while using a round carbide bit (recommended from another website; at ~1,000 rpm) despite attempting to work along the outer radius as gingerly as I was able to break down the edges. I may try to use a dremel tool to remove material/pieces, although it may be a lost cause (or should I continue to try using my 3/8" bowl gauge and/or a scraper?). In any event, I wanted to make sure that I understood the orientation/positioning of the bowl gouge/scraper. It appears that the bowl gouge is handle down from horizontal, but is it the tip of the cutter, the wing, or the transition of the tip/wing that is contacting the workpiece? Also, is the vertical position of the contact above or even with the center of the bowl? Similarly, for the scraper, it appears that the handle of the scraper is slightly vertically above the cutter. Is the scraper cutter approximately the same vertical position as the workpiece center? Is this correct? Thank you!

What causes my vacuum pump to produce an oil cloud that fills the room when in use?

wow those threadcutting chisels are incredible! I wonder if an old chisel could be modified effectively

Thanks for this video. Looking forward to the open segmented turning class. I couldn’t help but notice that during assembly of the jig the screw driver used was the one you made in the spindle class. Nice touch.

Excellent teacher! Thank you for this demonstration you covered tool type and usage which was very helpful.

nice :)

Hello from Holland 🌷🌷I love your fantastic project and.. your explanation how to do. Many thanks, greetings Jan

Thank You!

What was that about lining up the next ring without measuring? He just put the piece up but did not explain what he was doing and why?

Should have reused the drill to recenter.

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hi Jim im late to the party, im 5 videos in and absolutely love them all will continue waiting to see where you take me lol

Thanks Jim for a very informative and well explained video. Greatly appreciated. It would have been nice to see the finished product. Many thanks

Great idea for a turning. Thank you for sharing.

Nice

Thank You!

Interesting technique lovely vessel but maybe not for me.

Lovely step stool visible in the intro. Do you have a video on it? I would love to see some pictures. Looks much like a shaker version but seems to have a different construction which I can't make out from the video. Great video.

Appreciate your sharing the information.

Very nicely done.

Nice video. Can you publish a list of tools you use in this series of miniature turning? Is it possible to get them in Europe ? Thanks in advance. Erik (beginning turner from Belgium)

Nice Platter Jim. As always - great job as a teacher in your videos. Keep em coming. 😃😃 Lowell

You sir are a “Teacher”. When I am learning techniques that I thought already knew and I find myself in a continuous AHA mode I know I’m in the presence of a great teacher. Thanks Jim.

Nice presentation, I have made dizzy bowls by making the rings out of 1" boards cutting the rings on a scroll saw then made a jig for my bandsaw and use hot glue to fasten the rings to the jig and slicing each ring 3 to 4 times to get the thin rings needed. This save a lot of time.

Thanks for stopping by Charlie's woodcarving class this past spring. Four of us signed up to take the summer woodturning 101 class. Fun stuff. These videos are very helpful. Thank you for making them.

WELL im going to make one I ordered the burr set but the shank is .029 witch is not a 1/8

I’ve been making bowls for awhile but was unsure how to go about making a plate. Can’t wait to give all your tips a try. Thx

Nice work teach.

I started out making miniature things and am still doing them. Lots of fun. All the best from: Petawawa, Ontario.

On the other hand, I would like to know if that sled is for sale, I would like to buy it.

Hello, I really like your videos, I have learned a lot from them, unfortunately I haven't worked with the lathe for a couple of years due to a heart attack I had and I left it for a while. After that I have been trying to do it again, but the only thing I completely forgot is how to use the Digital Caliper to make the exact cuts to size, I have searched all over KZbin to see if there is a related video on how to make the exact cuts. san stop for segments, but even if I don't exist, I would greatly appreciate your help if you know of any tutorial that explains it in detail, to be able to make the cuts perfectly again since my cuts are not square. I will be very grateful, your friend and follower Enrique

Thank You!

Great job as usual. Very informative, thanks

Looks good. Thanks for sharing!

I noticed that the half by the headstock is not aligned with the other half!! Shouldn’t they be aligned for shaping?

What size handle for " small" turning tools do you recommend?

Thanks!

Very Informative video Jim. Do you by chance have a more detailed video on making the Band Clamp chuck or maybe a writeup describing it? This is exactly the chuck I think I'm going to need for some offset eccentric scoops I would like to attempt......thanks

Nice turning. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Jim very nice platter.

Ji,m, great explanation with clear illustrations to make it easier for turners to understand what is happening when they turn wood.

Very cool, thanks Jim!

I enjoyed your platter demo, Jim. Always a pleasure to see the process unfold and to see my Woodfast has a working cousin in the US of A

Hi there, great work as usual. Can you tell me where you bought that large tailstock cone from. Did you make it or perhaps have it made for you. It looks like metal from your video.

very clever!

I didn’t see how you finished the inside!! I have done open segmented vessels! Very difficult to do the inside if you glue everything together and try to do the inside! I finish the inside in stages, because it will blowup on you if you don’t!!

I don’t think we all have the same vocabulary. To me, “miniature” means very, very tiny.