Richard Raffan turning beads-for-beginners from scrap wood.

Turning beads between cones is a great way to master some essentials of woodturning without the trauma of major catches.

[@ValioMadre7]

My favorite turner, without a doubt. Can't go wrong watching & studying Richard Raffan's videos & books. They continue to help me big time. Thanks,

[@NathanNostaw]

So good to have found a turner who knows how to use a gouge correctly and how to best use cutting edges. I haven't turned in years and am picking heaps of little tips from these videos.

[@clarencegreen3071]

I've been turning almost 20 years. Richard, I owe you a lot because, via your books, you got me started. Even though I'd been a woodworker forever, I knew nothing about turning. I didn't even know what I didn't know, but isn't that always how it is? Thank you, Sir!

[@dianadougherty7187]

Thanks Richard. I so look forward to your videos. I hope you never run out of ideas.

[@michaelquataert]

This is just WAY too much fun! Thanks for the inspiration, Richard.

[@dannyboy9784]

Great tip Richard for the new turners to practice not to put to much pressure on the tool, very informative real live advice.

[@tomcoker9882]

Great idea on how to use up all those little cut offs that are just too nice of wood to throw away, other tan gluing them up into other larger chunks to make weird looking turnings. Thanks again Richard for another informative video. Cheers, Tom

[@richjones5432]

Lovely to hear that I am not the only one with a "Bag for Life" half full of bits that are too beautiful to throw out. Wood turners disease stage 1 ????

[@marcusfairly2688]

My granddaughter loved the first dozen beads. I think this will an ideal warm up exercise for a while.

[@BackBeat52]

This is amazing! Thank you so much! This helps out with getting over fears of messing up and things like that. I'm so excited to try this out!

[@brianhawes3115]

You had mentioned this wiles cutting up a log and I got home early and “ practiced” this with the skew, and low and behold after eight or so the run backs were gone and I could finally concentrate on the horizon, thanks a bunch for your lessons

[@observersnt]

Simple but excellent advice. Masterful workmanship that exudes old school thoroughness. Very good filming, no gimmicks, stupidity or background music Thank you

[@bradbyers7505]

Thanks for the demonstration. When I was new to turning I heard stories of production turners who left their lathes running just as you did. Now I get it! Thanks again.

[@pouldes]

Inspired me again . Tagua nuts with African Blackwood. Please keep them coming. Thank you Richard

[@leftymcshea6876]

DIY #2 maul wooden drive center! Love this stuff Richard! Please keep em coming. 👍

[@elgardog]

As usual a great video for beginners Richard, I was guilty of jumping in at the deep end, as you mentioned in one of your previous videos. Thank you for your time spent making these great videos. Dave UK

[@dtork47]

Great video and practice idea, gonna save even more scraps now! Thanks again Richard.

[@ValentinaFaussone]

This is exactly what I was looking for: a skill building exercise for me as a beginner. Thank you a lot for posting it. I would love more videos with the same purpose.

[@johnnyb95678]

Richard, another great video that shows we don't need a lot of stuff to be able to practice and improve our skills. Plus, this gives me some more great ideas on stuff to make out of scraps. I also really appreciate to tip on making my own drive center. Thank you!

[@morningsong7885]

Or for a personalised beaded door curtain, that would look terrific, I think, and provide for ample exercise 👍🏻 Another great piece of advice, thank you Mr. Richard 🙏🏻☺️

[@robandsharonseddon-smith5216]

Fantastic idea. I'm going to give that a go. Thanks.

[@glencrandall7051]

Those certainly were quick and easy. As simple or as complex as you choose to make. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.😀😀

[@pointer2null]

Excellent idea - I've got a friend who wants to learn woodturning. Last time we made a mushroom and a small bowl from firewood. They were a little course to say the least, but it was just a 'play' to see what turning was like. She wants to come again for another evening on the lathe and I've been trying to think of what to do which will still be fun but more 'educational' and still simple enough for someone who's on their second time at the lathe. (Why a mushroom - because it's good fun, easy to do and can be made from any old 'stick')

[@anaarias1627]

Hi, thank you for sharing. Great way of doing something in a different way. So awesome 💯😎

[@mirco.pick14]

Great video again!Thanks a lot! Very nice to see how easy pratice can be.

[@robandsharonseddon-smith5216]

Superb. Such a simple idea. Thank you for these videos. Please keep them coming.

[@geraldguyette470]

Richard , thanks for the idea , I saw something like this awhile ago and you brought it back to mind . I think I will get some blanks and begin . gooday

[@jamescarter8813]

This is a great skill building project that I will use when I teach. The wood drive chuck is always a great idea to make anything cheap. If any U.S. people are wanting a metal drive Crafts Supply USA has one the Apprentices Dead Center

[@peterkelly8953]

Thanks Richard. This is VERY helpful

[@NathanNostaw]

Just this arvo I was messing around with a clunky collet chuck to try turning small parts similar to beads (without a center bore). But tapping the stock into the spindle Morse taper is exactly what I need to do. Cheers.

[@im4dabirds]

thank you

[@jackthompson5092]

Great lesson Richard.

[@tagi3d]

Great way to teach my kids, thanks!

[@jontoolman]

Thank yougor sharing. Always very informative!

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks Richard always a good lesson .

[@DiemenDesign]

Nice short video, good idea to use up scraps, and as you said, tool practise.

[@joeppppppppp]

6:25 love these kind of tricks

[@nathanielmoeller6828]

This is amazing! Thank you!

[@peterheseltine7292]

brilliant

[@LewisKauffman]

Thanks!

[@mickwall8]

Excellent! I'd suppose that would work well for light pulls too... Ah yes, should have watched to the end first.....

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

When I started turning I sold a lot of light pulls with blanks mounted in a cup chuck. kzbin.info/www/bejne/emTdn3ptYtCmf9k

[@tallerpinocho]

very recomended for begginers. Its easy and fun. ----- Mr. Raffan I supose you have a lot of suggestions and ideas for videos.... Please can you add to the list "working with very hard woods". Beads, finials, any piece you considered, but will be very interesting a bit of information about how you treat this works. Thanks and regards form Spain.

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

Woods that take the edge off a tool often contain silica or dust particles. When I turned a lot of teak, some took the edge off the tool in a minute and I never turned the grinder off, whereas more usually an edge woul last much of the day. I soon noticed that the 'hard' teak glistened, whilst the easy to work boards didn't. I point out a silica seam in the maple log to blanks video kzbin.info/www/bejne/hmmaiId6i819nM0.

[@tallerpinocho]

@@RichardRaffanwoodturning thanks a lot!!

[@harveyalison34]

Many thanks Richard, great simple project 😊 Do you have any tips for turning small spheres without holes eg for board games?

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

Size a cylinder projecting about 150mm (6-in) from the chuck and do them freehand using either gouge or skew chisel. You soon get good at it. Getting them exactly the same same size is a different matter.

[@harveyalison34]

@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Thanks Richard, I’ll give that way a go. I do need to make 32 the same size for a current project, but as you say, practice makes perfect! I may have a few hundred ´spares’ by this time next week 😂

[@robhoward9504]

Very nice, where do we send requests on what to turn for the next lesson?

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

Here, messaging, or through www.richardraffan.com.au/contact/

[@boazjoe1]

Catch sounds like alien lasers

[@outlandishprofessor]

Great idea for practice and for a use for "scraps." Question: Who manufactures that cone drive center? Thanks!

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

They should be available from anyone selling or manufacturing metal or woodworking lathes. I can't remember where I got mine.

[@ericvalko6095]

I typed MT1 drive center into Amazon. Scroll a bit and you will find it.

[@Cigokar]

Great tips, but the second wood 'squeal' with no audio touch ups and high fidelity headphones is enough for me to stop the video right there. Ear's still ringing

[@johnmitchell1614]

😖

[@burnleyize]

Well, that’s pretty good, but for folks like me, I have learned to enjoy square “ beads” around a neck.

[@robandsharonseddon-smith5216]

Thanks!

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

And thank you very much. Glad to be of some help.