Woodturning 101 - Video 1 - Turning a Bead and Cove Stick

[@richardvarley3624]

Outstandingly clear teacher who gives you all aspects of the cut, including body and wrist positions.

[@angusga]

It's so helpful that you explain as you work. You make the orientation of the tools make sense, and it sticks in memory because it's repeated. The 3 camera angle system is so helpful, and your edits from angle to angle come right when I need them. I started turning on a spring pole lath and catches were almost no existent. The ABC's weren't as vital. I've been practicing using them and am having much better results. I think that I have been using the wings of my spindle gouge on some of my cuts and getting catches. This video and your sharpening video have helped so much. Thank you very much. I'll be watching.

[@hughesjulian]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. I probably learnt more in this 45 minutes than from watching a year of other turning videos. will be practicing tomorrow and cant wait for the next tutorial.

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MarkStook]

Perfect for the beginner and those that have been away from turning for a while. Going out to practice right now. Thank You!

[@gedsoft3793]

There are quite a few helpful turning videos around, but yours are among the best, thank you. I'm a beginner, now have making a smooth cylinder with a skew going ok. Beads without skating - that's still hit and miss 😐 So I will be visiting this page now and then.

[@carsonwells1785]

Years ago I bought a book on wood turning and was trying to follow their explanation of turning beads. The explanation, however lacked something (it couldn't have been me) and had me follow around the entire periphery of the bead with the inside radius of the gouge, rolling it as I went.. About the sixth time the gouge was ripped out of my hands, I gave up on the book. Afterwards I just went with whatever tool seemed right at the time and pecked away at the corners and then sanded to suit. Never progressed much beyond that before my back gave out on me and today leaves me unable to stand for more than two minutes at a time. But your elementary explanation now tells me where the fault lay and how it should be done. Thanks for sharing your time, knowledge and skill. I for one am enriched by it and may yet be able to pass it on to my grandsons. Have a wonderful Christmas season,. Greetings from New Hampshire.

[@edanthony4131]

Best spoken and demonstrated video I have seen in about 14 years of watching woodturning videos. Thank you for an excellent instruction video. I watched over a year before I bought a lathe, wish you had been around back then.

[@Steve_Wojo]

Outstanding tutorial and video clarity from many angles. Never turned before but wanted to understand the basics and how each tool works. My expectations have been exceeded.

[@KevinWTharp]

Excellent! I am a brand new turner. Never touched a lathe until a few weeks ago. I need someone who assumes I know nothing and builds me up from that. This video does that, or at least it begins that process. I look forward to spending time watching your videos and learning how to turn. Anchor, Bevel, Cut, got it.

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

Welcome to the hobby! That's exactly what this video series is intended for - we hope you find it useful. Good luck in your turning!

[@freshcut6952]

Great video thanks leaned a lot on tool handling

[@sculptureflame68]

Thank you and Craft Supplies USA for the great videos! We started our wood turning shop at the first of this year. Began with carbide tools and currently making the transition to traditional tooling. Your video training will certainly help the learning curve. Sculptureflame wood turning and candle

[@susanshrubsole8086]

Great lesson for a beginner - thankyou

[@scottpowe4813]

Thanks for the info. I just got my first lathe and this video really helps me out. I think I'll even save this video. 👍

[@gregwaters944]

Great video, love the tip about loading the wrist and moving it to the comfortable position.

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jonsayre9404]

Thanks for a well informative video.

[@broomrider2697]

I can't thank you enough for this video. I've struggled so terribly with beads. I have watched many other videos, tutorials, but none has explained it so well, so plainly & shown me exactly what I've been doing so very wrong. No wonder mine never turn out! Can't wait to go practice!

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

You are so welcome!

[@dianayates7922]

This is a very professional video and excellent instructor. The best ! Thank you ! It has helped me prepare for my upcoming classes.

[@allyncross6973]

Thank you. Excellent video. Was very helpful. Yall have a wonderful day.

[@MH-qq3kj]

Well done. I look forward to more videos. Thanks.

[@jimspencer1077]

Thank you so much valuable information I'm having trouble with my wood skew

[@MrCharbman]

Really informative video. I am looking forward to viewing more. Thank you.

[@barryjensen9274]

Good detail, succinct, clear. Excellent! Thank you.

[@stevenhansen8641]

Thanks for the time and effort 👍

[@russellcali9294]

Excellent tutorial. I hope this is a long series. Will be patronizing your business in near future. Thanks!

[@mikevuotto912]

Love this! Thank you for putting this together and making this available to new turners like myself. Books are informative, but miss nuances of the craft...couple that info with this well explained demonstration/tutorial and I feel like I can keep going and not give up on it. Awesome!

[@saeedabadi1148]

Best I've seen!!!!

[@teresas683]

You are the best teacher out there! Thanks for this, I have learned alot1 CHEERS1

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

Wow, thanks!

[@JohnM-Smith]

Thanks very useful tips for a beginner

[@edmorse3529]

Awesome video!! Now I can see the problems I have been experiencing. Thank you!!

[@Mckmake]

Excellent tution

[@edelciosantos5879]

Parabens pelo excelente video , você é o unico que vi até hoje que ensina de forma simples e ao mesmo tempo com uma riqueza de detalhes fantastico . Tenho evoluido muito com seus videos . Da proxima vez que for ao EUA vou marcar para lhe fazer uma visita

[@todds4101]

I work with Doug Schneiter at Woodcraft and he was mentioning on Sunday that you were going to start getting some videos out. This one looks great! Good to see you, Kirk. Hope all is going well at CS?

[@Jackalgirl]

Thank you for this! Not only is it helpful motivation for something to do to build basic skills, but it contained a nugget I hadn't seen anywhere else -- shavings: good, dust: bad (generally speaking, not always). I'm a beginner and this immediately resolved some issues I'd been having. Looking forward to watching more!

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

So glad you found it useful. Good luck with your turning!

[@Rigus208]

Thanks for your knowledge.learned a safe and comfortable way of learning 😇

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

Glad you found it helpful

[@DesignEcologies]

Thank you

[@JamokaJoe]

Learned a to. From this one ... Thank you for the detailed explanation along the way! 👍

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

Thanks - good luck in your turning

[@BigHWorks]

Excellent reminders here.

[@jimjohnson1901]

Kirk, then for this video. Nice job. I was entering the wood in a vertical position and resulting in a catch. I forgot about riding the bevel. Thanks for the video and the reminder for starting the bevel. It is scary but the right gauge. I am a 10 year woodworker and always had problems on the lathe. Now I can work and practice for the the gouges. What angle do you grind you spindle gouges? Do you grind the wings at the sane angle and what is it? Jim Johnson

[@sateeshum394]

Thank You..

[@antoniocarlosfaria2381]

Hello Dale. Congratulations for your amazing job and your piece. You explain very well all the steps. I can follow and understand you perfectly. I’ll try to do a similar piece. Thanks for this👍

[@markneurohr9663]

This was excellent training! Very helpful. Well done! Thanks, Mark

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@paintilludrop]

Love it..going tp pratice more

[@dlwatcher]

Very informative, thanks. Will there be more like this?

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

Yes! Look for them in the coming weeks

[@billqqq]

Great beginner video, but one comment... I always stand to the side as I power on for the first time. I understand you have the ability to spin up from 0 RPM, but most do not, so standing to the side will ensure you don't eat your wood should something not go as planned.

[@mikejohnson55281]

CRITIQUE: 2 camera anglea the one on the right should be raised slightly and the overhead zoomed in to spindle to spindle canted towards you to show your hands. The view of you from 15ft away does nothing to show what you're doing. Except for when you're talking directly to the camera. Good instructions I'll keep watching and learning.

[@MERCFANS]

It would be nice if you gave chisels that are worth buying with a division into what and what. I have been to the site but a lot of things are missing from the chisel sharpening wheels and for example why can't you buy the Mylands Friction Polish 8 oz. and send it to Poland by plane?

[@toonybrain]

Thank you for addressing tool rest height. This does not come easy to noobies. 👍🏼

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

Glad you found it useful!

[@michaelyork3198]

Which of powermatic lathe is the one kirk using in the video?

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

It is the 3520C. Here's a link; woodturnerscatalog.com/p/216/7024/powermatic-3520C-Lathe

[@MERCFANS]

it would be useful on the website to make sets of wheels with grinders

[@michaelmcnally]

You are such a good teacher. Thank you so much! Question: I have a Robert Sorby 3/4 inch roughing gouge. Yours is much bigger and seems to work nicely. Money not being the issue, should I get a wider roughing gouge?

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

Larger roughing gouges allow for rapid stock removal and having a larger cutting surface gives you more time between sharpening.

[@Vincent-fb5cm]

Well done. But how does one figure out RPM's on a lathe with no dial? I am new to turning and I have a lathe which has three tracks on which I can place the drive belt but I have no idea the RPM's for each. I typically use the middle one because it "seems" like a good speed. Anybody have any advice? Thanks.

[@victoryak86]

Good question. Too bad no one responded. His formula made no sense to me.

[@stephenhopkins2449]

The only problem I see with this, is when covid eases up it is going to be very hard to get into a Craft Supply class, They should be packed!

[@wendymontie5660]

Some Woodcraft stores are having low-occupancy and distanced classes. I'm taking the beginning wood turning class right now, only 3 of us in there.

[@stephenhopkins2449]

@@wendymontie5660 Thanks Wendy! I'm on the list foe Mike M in November, but I will check it out!

[@johnfritz3792]

Great instruction!! What brand tools are you using? Thank you!!

[@isaacoliva8220]

Is artisan your own branch of craft supplies or do you buy from them?

[@CraftSuppliesUSA]

Artisan is our in-house brand.

[@lastpunch69]

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[@victoryak86]

The formula is confusing. It made literally no sense the way it was explained. “ width of wood x rpms of lathe = 8000”. Then what you said is so he have 2000? Could anyone explain this further?

[@michaelyork3198]

Your grand total should be between 6000-9000. So if you have a 10 in wide round peice of wood. To get the total to be 6000 to 9000 would be 600-900. (10x600 up to 10x900) therefore you want to turn a 10 in peice at 600-900 rpm. Turning a 10 inch peice at 1000 rpm. That total is 10,000 and 1000 rpm is turned to fast for the peice. The size of peice times the rpm it is spinning at should total 6000-9000. The 6000 to 9000 doesn't change. Just the speed the peice turns and the size of the peice changes. So 3 inch peice should be turned around 2000-3000 rpm. Anything between 2000 and 3000 would be perfect. 3x2000 =6000, 3x3000=9000. So if you wanted to turn the 3in at 2500 rpm. That's 7500 which is between 6000-9000. That speed would be perfect as well

[@victoryak86]

@@michaelyork3198 thanks so much. Sorry for the bluntly worded question lol. Much appreciated!

[@MrSharper802]

Math nerd here. If the skew is one inch in width, and your edge is angled, then technically you were using the hypotenuse of the triangle and that would be longer than 1 inch.

[@Kunfucious577]

Ive been doing it wrong this whole time

[@memes_by_the_w]

This is so confusing im learning this in 5th grade and it makes no sense so 0/10 sorry for giving a bad review i don’t like giving bad reviews but i have to because kids my age will not understand and they will fail school and that is sad because those kids will not get a good job or have a life because they will work at McDonalds for their whole life and McDonalds will not pay them enough so they will get evicted from their house and they will not have an house and will live on the streets for the rest of their lives. I do not want this to happen to kids my age because they have dream jobs they would like to attend such as an astronaut, biologist, video game maker, and a programmer. Kids look up to the teachers to teach them information they will need in life. This is very sad and this is why i had to give this video a 0/10. So sorry but the kids will not understand. Hope you understand. Have a good day 👍👍🙏🙏🙏

[@memes_by_the_w]

Thats so sad i hope this video could be simplified for the kids who don’t understand

[@MrCasutherland]

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