Richard Raffan turns a beaded loquat spatula using only a skew chisel

[@peterrauch6604]

Always a pleasure to watch you work! Thank you, Richard! Merry Christmas!

[@MarklTucson]

Picked up a number of tips from this video. It's always instructive seeing you use the skew for projects like this. There are so many different design possibilities for a project like this; it's really interesting seeing the design decisions you make as you develop these projects. That makeshift zero clearance insert on the bandsaw is a great idea; will definitely be trying that in the future as needed. Also, that statement at the end about not letting go of the piece after parting off despite having the other end in a chuck was good advice. It's comforting to know that even a master can have an occasional slip and mar the piece in progress; appreciate that you keep that footage in the video.

[@GeraldJensen]

Some good pointers in this video! I made a spatula for my wife a few years ago, and she loved it, so I started making them to sell at craft shows. They are easy & quick to make, and sell like hotcakes! Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Thank You for all you do to promote woodturning!

[@LuannYoumans-ec5fc]

Impressive 😊 Was always a joy to watch you create.

[@terrysharp908]

I liked the close up on parting off, seeing The presentation of the tool up close. Thanks.

[@JosephTroncale]

Brilliant… Happy 🎄 Christmas!

[@NeuroEnhancer]

Audio sounds amazing. Great stuff.

[@shannonwright_Wildwood]

Excellent! some great tips here. I loved the mdf board trick on the bandsaw and also the recessed chipboard sanding disc. Will make some mdf ones in various jaw sizes so I don't have to keep taking off my chuck to thread my faceplate version. just finished 30 spatulas and wish I'd seen this sooner! Thanks again for your generous content. 👏👌🙏

[@JerryODonovan-z5i]

Thanks for another brilliant tutorial. Thank for all you shared over the last year. Hope you have a great Christmas and I am looking forward to next year's videos

[@glencrandall7051]

Very well done. Thank you.🙂🙂

[@Cancun771]

Richard, thank you for teaching me so many things and being an all around great guy. You have no idea what it means to me as I'm woodturning myself out of my decades-old clinical depression. Merry Christmas from Germany. KZbin really needs to cool it with the auto.translations though. The title ov this video says something about pearls adorning this particular workpiece in German. And it's not even close to the most kafkaesque thing I've seen in that respect. But hey!

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

I'm glad to be of some help. I've noticed some of the translations have been more than bit wayward, but they're better than nothing for those with no English.

[@Trashed20659]

Great control of the skew, despite slight catch.

[@DavidBird-uu8km]

Very nice, another great project.

[@alun7006]

I still haven't tried making one of these. Must get to it! Always fun using a skew.

[@STMwoodturning]

They are good skew practice for sure. They also make nice practical gifts make use of the odd bits turners always end up with. If I get wood that’s too cracked for bowls I cut it into spatula blanks.

[@johnnyb95678]

Thank you for sharing. It turned out great!

[@glennnord2605]

nice job and it looks good .

[@MikeJohnson-n2j]

Thank you. Great video loved the bandsaw trick will need to apply that. Amazing control of the skew. One of my favourite tools very versatile ones you get into it. Have you ever used the Crown Cryo, Collin Way German style Skew, much thinner blade than traditional skews , adds another dimension to the experience of using a skew. .

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

I tried a German style skew when teaching in Germany decades ago. Since the early 1980s I've hardly used skew chisels, so didn't buy the flared skew as I'd probably never use it.

[@gaisimpson5716]

Nice skew Richard. 😂

[@markduggan3451]

Very impressive.

[@matthiasbecker-ql6pb]

That was hot 🔥

[@michaelsimpson9779]

Ever seen a spurtle? Scottish I believe, narrow round stirring stick for stiff mixtures like plum pudding...

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

For a few years I turned them as a production item.

[@mheermance]

You are absolutely fearless with that skew. If I tried that I would have a nasty catch that would make me have instant regret.

[@AkkiSan23]

? wo ist das Problem ? nur mit Meissel ??

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

There is no problem other than the tough wood and some twisted crossgrain. The majority of turners expect to rough the shape using a roughing gouge.

[@Timber2Toothpicks]

Richard you SCARE me. I cringe when watching you with your fingers on the Skew. Mine scares me when it’s sitting on my bench. Good Grief Man! I counted your fingers. I mean REALLY????

[@RichardRaffanwoodturning]

If you don't support slender spindles you'll get chatter marks and it's nothing like as dangerous as it might appear. I've had hundreds of students supporting spindles as I do in this video and never seen or heard of anyone hurting themselves.

[@mick1gallagher]

So this is just an advert for chisels. Money money