Here is where you can get the music wire I use www.amazon.com/dp/B000BPK6PI/?ref=idea_lv_dp_ov_d

I like your disclaimer - you killed the trolls right upfront. Your way. 👍

Great video Mike. I think we all enjoy using tools we made ourselves. It gives you a sense of pride and you get it the way you want it. Thanks

your videos are among the very best on youtube for clarity, informative and watchability (not a word ?) --- always have new and useful ideas. thanks so much

@MikePeaceWoodturning

7 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that very much, David. I do put a lot of effort into my videos.

Thank you for a great public service, Mike. I recommend your channel to both club members and students.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

6 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that. Sharing a video link is a positive signal to KZread to suggest my videos more often.

Thanks Mike. I would never have made and Awl, but now thanks to your video I will.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Glad to know my video is accomplishing what I wanted.

Hi Mike, I’ve watched your awl videos several times but just ordered the steel to make several. I always enjoy your videos. You are my go to guy when I need to clarify my plans. I’ve been watching you for 3 years and starting my 3rd year of turning. I’ve been making items for a couple of church auction fund raisers and it feels good to see people bidding for items I’ve made from found wood. I thank you for all this “success”. I’ve recently started making some tall “barn post” snow people similar to what Scott Hampton presented in AAW in the November 2019 Woodturning Fundamentals (Fence Post Snowman). Thanks again Mike for your commitment to woodturning.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and your encouraging feedback. I know what you mean about folks bidding at a charity auction!

Hi Mike. I m from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Amazing video. I love wood. Tanks for divided Ideas. hugs

Nice video, thanks for sharing.. Love the awls...

Mike -- Thank you for another good video. In the past, I've avoided making an awl because the instructions for other projects always involved heat treating the awl after the tip was formed. Your approach of using music wire avoids heat treating and makes awl making available to more turners. Thanks!

@MikePeaceWoodturning

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I think the simplicity of making the shaft resulted in me making a lot of awls!

Awesome job

Very, very helpful video. Thanks.

like THE STICKER ON THE TAIL STOCK

Awl my life I've been doing this wrong. Thank you for showing me how.

i also use the birdcage style awl. Like you said, it cuts the fibers. A round shaft awl has a tendency to slide to one side or the other of a growth ring or the grain as it were. The sharp corners of the square shaft cuts though the grain.

Thanks for sharing this information with us. I love the design on the back of the handle. You do good work.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much for all of your videos!! I am just trying to learn new projects. I do not have a lot of lathe tools hope I can successfully make some!

@MikePeaceWoodturning

5 жыл бұрын

Scrapers and parting tools are good candidates for making. I suggest buying a good spindle gouge and bowl gouge.

Thanks for putting this video on youtube. I am in the process of making 15 as Xmas gifts for members of a woodcarving group that I attend. I was fortunate to find awl blades on special at the Lee Valley tools site for less than $1 each.. Ferrules in brass and stainless were sourced from automotive and hydraulic suppliers and were available in many sizes. They are used for covering the ends of braided cable covers and rubber hydraulic line covers. they were the most expensive part at around $2 each. The wood is blackbean salvaged from a hospital handrail . It is 40mm thick, 150mm wide and around 1200mm long. Unfortunately I was only able to obtain one, dozens of the others went into bins going to landfill during the demolition of the building.Too much trouble to accept a tender and allow me access to remove them..This is now a fairly scarce timber in Australia. All the best.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

8 жыл бұрын

Good deal on the shafts and wood. You will have making these I am sure and they will be greatly appreciated.

You fell off my list somehow a while back and I'm glad I tripped across you again. Great project!

@MikePeaceWoodturning

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Subscribe and make sure your notification switch is on and you will be notified of each new video.

I learned so much! Thank you!

I like it thanks ,I will make one at the weekend. Mark

Wonderful video

@MikePeaceWoodturning

18 күн бұрын

Many thanks

Hey Mike. I'm a full noob at turning. I have watched a few of your videos and I have enjoyed them immensely. You have given me a few great ideas and great instruction on how to do them. Thanks for the efforts and the instruction. Incidentally I am making a doughnut chuck tonight to finish my coffee scoop. Thanks again.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

8 жыл бұрын

+James McDonald It took me a couple of hours to make my first one. They make it so easy. I guess you downloaded my article about making one I published in the American Woodturner? If not go to my blog.

Very interesting, thanks a lot for sharing, Mike!!! Bye. Mauro

A great video. Thank you. I should make up a bunch of these as gifts for my family and friends.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

3 жыл бұрын

You should!

Yeah Mike, I do leather work also and the birdcage awl is very handy for working leather. It will cut through leather or prick the leather for marking and can be used also as you would use a swivel knife. Very handy to have at the ready any time working in the shop on different projects. I make mine out of damaged brace and bit shanks. The head of the bit is already shaped and with a little grinding makes a very nice bird cage awl as the bits are good steel to begin with. Thanks for the video, lots of good information and tips.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

8 жыл бұрын

+Oneil Long Sounds like a good solution if you have access to damaged bits. They are handy tools for sure.

Nice video Mike thanks

Hi Mike, Thank you yet again for another interesting video. The Awl handle looks very much like the Palm Chisel handle, a very comfortable tool to hold and use. I was going to thank you for each hint and tips included but oooooh boy I lost count of them all. I'm loving watching your video's. Take care. Cheers Andy

@MikePeaceWoodturning

8 жыл бұрын

+Andrew Smith Thanks for the positive feedback. Andrew.

Great video as always, Mike. I purchased the supplies needed to make one today!

@MikePeaceWoodturning

7 жыл бұрын

That is great Tony. I found them to be more addictive than pen turning. Play with the handle shapes. Even make an ice pick for folks that don't use tools.

Thank you Mike ,I'm a learner and im eager to try anything .😀

@MikePeaceWoodturning

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Ken. I find these more fun to make then pens.

Здравствуйте!Спасибо за совет.

Thank you so much, Mike. This video is awesome.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

6 жыл бұрын

Glad it was useful to you. One of my earlier ones but still popular. I believe my video creation abilities have improved since this one!

@florencekho3574

6 жыл бұрын

I just started my adventure in bookbinding and an awl is one of the must tool, I could only found an ice awl which is too heavy to use so at the moment I am just using a needle instead of an awl. But after watching your video, I can ask my boyfriend to make one for me. Thanks again and have a great day.

Very good vid mate. I especially like the birdcage awl and will be making a few for myself. Thanks for the inspiration. I'm a Disabled Vet and love turning. Keeps me busy and thinking of others things other than the pains I have. Just received a P3520B and am having a lot of fun. Cheers, Mate

@MikePeaceWoodturning

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your service. Turning does have a way of taking your mind off other things.

Surely the appropriate handle timber would be... awlder! Love it mate, cheers!

@MikePeaceWoodturning

7 жыл бұрын

Too funny!

JUST FOUND YOUR SITE...I AM ENJOYING THE WORK. GETTING IDEAS.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

9 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Glad it was useful to you.

Mike -- Thanks ... I need an awl ... now I know how to make one! I stumbled onto a way to make plastic pads for my pin jaws. I bought some 1/2" and 5/8" vinyl tubing in the plumbing department at the big box to make protective sheaths for my gouges. I cut 4 pieces of the 5/8" ID tubing about 3/4" long, warmed them up with a air dryer, and slipped them over the pin jaws. You can tighten them down on a ferrule as much as you want, they don't mar the ferrule or finish, and the piece runs just a true as it does with masking tape.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

9 жыл бұрын

Great tip, Gerald. I may see if that works on my 25 mm bowl jaws. It does give me an idea. I have lots of different size plastic hose bought to put over tool tips when traveling. I may cut a small piece of each and slice it and see if I can't find one to fit over a tenon. to protect it in my small jaws..

Verry nice work Love u

@MikePeaceWoodturning

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Sweet.........!

I've been thinking about making a few awls. Didn't know what material to use for the metal. Know I know.Thanks

@MikePeaceWoodturning

6 жыл бұрын

Glad this was helpful! I did a hands on workshop at my club on these a couple of months ago. They are fun.

Beautiful job, dude. I just subscribed! 😊 I don't have a lathe yet, but some day I'm going to make one of those! 😃

@MikePeaceWoodturning

4 жыл бұрын

More fun than turning a pen, IMHO.

@MCsCreations

4 жыл бұрын

@@MikePeaceWoodturning No doubt about that! 😃

Thanks Mike for the great turning information. Do you have a link for that Wagner texturing tool?

@MikePeaceWoodturning

7 жыл бұрын

I added a link around the 20 minute mark. You can buy them at Craft Supply. You can get the Ron Brown version from my Amazon shop www.amazon.com/shop/mikepeacewoodturning

mike I love your videos,,,what is the type of chuck and jaws are you using,,can I use a collet chuck to do this also,,

@MikePeaceWoodturning

8 жыл бұрын

+jeff oldham I used Nova 25mm bowl jaws. Any jaws that can grasp the ferrule. The challenge of using a commercial collet is finding one that will fit the ferrule but is a possibility. Another option is a wood collet held in you regular jaws. Sharp tools and light cuts!

i see your ice pick handle in this video ser, in our job (jewellery making) we have a tool for scratching things and that handle is similar to this one, but the back side of tool going in to wood handle is squer, so can you show us how to do that hole in our handle?

@MikePeaceWoodturning

7 жыл бұрын

I would drill a hole to fit the square tool snugly and drive it in after you put in a little epoxy.

Great video Mike! Where do you get the square stock to make the birdcage awl? Or do you just use the sander or grinder to create the flat sides?

@MikePeaceWoodturning

9 жыл бұрын

I use the round music wire and grind it. The picture I showed is of one made from a kit with a square HSS shaft. You can buy those 1/4 square tool bits but they are pricey.

just started great bill

Where can I get that tool with wheel that made that decoration?

@MikePeaceWoodturning

5 жыл бұрын

Click on the link above in the description to go to my Amazon shop. Anythng you buy on Amazon within 24 hours after using the link and I will get a small commision which helps support my channel

How do you protect the tip?, and how do you protect yourself from the tip in you carry it in a bib

@MikePeaceWoodturning

9 жыл бұрын

That is a great question I should have dealt with in the video, so glad you asked. I simply use a wine cork to protect the end when it is in a tool box. I don't carry one in a bibb. For the three I use in my shop, it is stored in a holder or shelf with a small hole.

@robertkinslow8953

5 жыл бұрын

A cork works or a pencil eraser

Another question Mike, why is it referred to as music wire?

@MikePeaceWoodturning

9 жыл бұрын

per Wikopedia: "Piano wire, or "music wire", is a specialized type of wire made for use in piano strings. It is made from tempered high-carbon steel, also known as spring steel, which replaced iron as the material starting in 1834. Piano wire has a very high tensile strength to cope with the heavy demands placed upon piano strings; accordingly, piano wire is also used for a number of other purposes, including springs, surgical uses, and in special effects."

@JoelElder2013

9 жыл бұрын

Wow, I had no idea they would need it that big. ;) thanks for the clarification.

Mike,what’s the green tape for ?

@MikePeaceWoodturning

5 жыл бұрын

Identifies my tools when I take them to a workshop.

@mitchellmanning7887

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks,reminded me of instrument identification in surgical trays,,thanks for the instructional videos

I do like the result. But I do not like that how much wood you turned out. If it is just piece of walnut, maple, oak, ash or any kind of domestic wood, it is definitely ok to do so. But it is exotic wood, no matter it is rosewood or anything else, which takes much longer time to grow than domestic species, and it is not easy to find for everyone out there. Try to save more materials. It is just my philosophy to save as many materials as I can, even it is poplar, the cheap local wood, and I would never waste this much Yucatan Rosewood showed in this clip with great ideas and tips. Hope this could help a little.

@MikePeaceWoodturning

8 жыл бұрын

+BreezeArc Tabletennis Thanks for taking the time to provide feedbck.