Here you see me making a short run of juniper spatulas. The turning is in real time, the sanding mostly at X20 speed.
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@fallentreewoodcrafts5 ай бұрын
Since watching your spatula turning videos, I have been turning spatulas to practice and build skew skills on my lathe and having a lot of fun. I've also started using my own turned spatulas and spoons in my own kitchen and have found them better than the crappy plastic ones. Thank you for sharing and teaching.
@RichardRaffanwoodturning5 ай бұрын
Good! There's so much pleasure to be gained using things you've made. More turners should follow your example.
@fastfreddy93416 ай бұрын
I have been using most of my turning chisels wrong...which explains why I get tear-out so often. Thank you for demonstrating how to use them. Now I just need to work on getting them very sharp!
@soxkoglunibaba63069 ай бұрын
The smell of juniper will always be a great memory of my grandfather. Enjoy learning from you Richard. 😊
@TheCanadianJon6 ай бұрын
Amazing spatulas these are right up my alley! Thank you for every video you do, keep up the great work!
@MarklTucson9 ай бұрын
What a great skew exercise; definitely going to try these with a skew. Appreciate seeing you go through multiple pieces, it really helped in understanding the various techniques with the skew. I'll bet your shop smelled great, could almost smell the juniper through the screen. Thanks again for the videos; they are really helpful.
@MASI_forging9 ай бұрын
Beautiful work as always 👏👏
@jimphilpott9029 ай бұрын
You combine utility with art. Another good video.
@PBUCKY19699 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed watching this Richard thanks - this is something i really must try - Stirling job!
@glennnord26059 ай бұрын
Very nice job with the skew .
@jackthompson50929 ай бұрын
Beautiful spatulas Richard and with a notch in the end they become push sticks.
@DavidBird-uu8km9 ай бұрын
Very nice another great video.
@Roman-hx3qj9 ай бұрын
La primera regla de pilotos de carrera automotriz dice que no hace falta espejo retrovisor porque “lo que está detrás de mi no es importante lo que está frente a mi es” eso no quiere decir que te olvides de tu pasado o personas y experiencias en cuba pero ahora que tienes la oportunidad de hacer un nuevo futuro para tu familia tómala de esa forma estarás en mejor situación para poder ayudar a los demás si eso deseas. Para mi sigues siendo la cubanita brava que desafió el sistema. Bravo!
@johnnyb956789 ай бұрын
Thank you for another expert lesson in turning! You are a master with the skew! Beautiful work. Thank you!
@bigjgordon9 ай бұрын
Love watching you share your skill, experience, and practical approach to everything, Richard. I especially love when you speed up and sound like Alvin The Chipmunk!😜 Thanks for continuing to share with us!!
@dagwood13279 ай бұрын
I am working juniper or a cousins to it. Making framing for solar panels from 4x4 inch. I have a bandsaw mill and access to some older trees. I am starting with 12-14” trees.
@josephpotterf94599 ай бұрын
Thanks Richard .
@Aethalops6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Enjoyable and instructive to watch, but I'm not sure it's gotten me past being intimidated about using a skew chisel on an interrupted cut.
@walterklein57685 ай бұрын
Прекрасная работа! Желаю вам здоровья и успехов!
@RichardRaffanwoodturning5 ай бұрын
Спасибо!
@markschattefor69979 ай бұрын
The way you use the bandsaw reminds me a little bit of how Sam Maloof used it.
@RichardRaffanwoodturning9 ай бұрын
I'm nothing like as gang-ho as Sam was on the occasions I watched him in person shaping chair arms.
@markschattefor69979 ай бұрын
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Wow, this is the first time in my life that one of my heroes answered directly to something I said/wrote.
@jmacca69069 ай бұрын
Those spatulas are beautiful, the practice is evident. Do you have any particular reason for having a hard backed 40 grit sander and a foam backed 240? Is the foam more gentler/kinder on the curves for final touches? (And in the older days before you downsized would you instead use a belt sander for the majority of this - it's consistent speed and goes with the grain?)
@RichardRaffanwoodturning9 ай бұрын
I prefer a belt or drum sander for the paddles. I find the softer pad does a better job on softening the edges and it creates the hint of a concave on the paddle face which I find feels better.
@johnfrick91592 күн бұрын
Question when you were doing the hand or you had the point down of the skew but when you were doing the blade side of the spatula you had the blade up is there a reason for this? thank you for all your well done demonstration
@RichardRaffanwoodturning2 күн бұрын
I don't change hands when turning. My right hand is always on the tool handle. Whenever possible I cut long curves from right to left so I use the skew long point down pointing in the direction I'm cutting with minimal tool pressure against the lathe axis. When cutting long curves from left to right and I find it more comfortable to use the tool long point up although I can lean on the headstock and use the long point down. So although I prefer to use the long point down on long curves and cylinders, I can only do this comfortably working right to left.
@Mark-kb9yb9 ай бұрын
Hi Richard Thanks for another great tutorial. What size chuck did you change over to at the 6 minute mark? Thanks Mark
@RichardRaffanwoodturning9 ай бұрын
It's a Vicmarc VM100 chuck with pin jaws.
@PerikovRemont9 ай бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍👍
@archiehebron89449 ай бұрын
Ouch, when your tool rest hit the paddle 😬
@theojo659 ай бұрын
Beautiful work as always, where did you get that metal sanding disk you used to shape the flat ends?
@RichardRaffanwoodturning9 ай бұрын
The metal sanding disk is a standard 150mm faceplate. I also have Velcroed MDF disks with a recess so they can be mounted on the expanding jaws of a chuck.
@theojo659 ай бұрын
Thanks for the information Richard, appreciate your time
@williamd.harring27287 ай бұрын
What was the approximate size of the blanks and what variety of wood would you recommend.
@RichardRaffanwoodturning7 ай бұрын
Spatulas tend to be anywhere from 200mm to 300mm long depending on how your'e going to use them. I think these are about 250mm (10-in) long.
@MartinBergner9 ай бұрын
So I googled- Is Boiled Linseed Oil considered to be food safe and the answer is NO? What are your thoughts?
@boooshes9 ай бұрын
Modern "boiled linseed" is not boiled but instead usually has metal compound driers instead. Traditionally, the linseed oil would be brought to boiling for a period of time which then caused its natural polymerization process to be faster when used as a finish. However, the boiling process is dangerous and more expensive than adding metal driers. Some say it is food safe, others not - how much residual metal (like cobalt) is sage? I just use walnut oil - it dries at room temperature and is food safe. If you buy food grade linseed oil (sold as flaxseed oil) it will work, but take longer to dry than BLO .
@RichardRaffanwoodturning9 ай бұрын
I've used it as a finish for about 25 years, usually mixed with beeswax as you see on most of my videos. My understanding has been that small amount of toxicity in the oil is not an issue, apart from which the finish is removed when a utilitarian item is washed. If I lived in North America I'd be using Mahoney's Walnut oil which is not available in Australia.
@Slemi9 ай бұрын
I love your videos and I appreciate them a LOT, but can you please increase audio level? Thank you!
@christopherharrison67242 ай бұрын
How much do hand made spatulas go for?
@RichardRaffanwoodturning2 ай бұрын
It all depends on where you are selling and to whom and in what quantity. Retail in Australia is anywhere between $18 and $40, wholesale would be half that - which means you need to be able to make at least six an hour if you're selling wholesale.
@bigbridge19609 ай бұрын
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@reekiereekie72649 ай бұрын
How much do these wholesale for.
@RichardRaffanwoodturning9 ай бұрын
About $12 Australian
@GeraldJensen9 ай бұрын
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning That would be about US$9.00. I have had good luck at art fairs and craft shows selling them for US$20.00.
@RichardRaffanwoodturning9 ай бұрын
@@GeraldJensenThese retail between $18 and $24 depending on size. They'd only be $9 by the dozen.