Every tool I use is different, even after I sharpen, never ending challenge, that’s part of the fun for me!!

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Oh it's all fun but it's also frustrating that I can't use a spindle gouge like I can a bow gouge. Makes no sense!

A nice simple easy turning for a great tool and this time of the year they are needed, well done and thanks! Cheers Al

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Al!

Hi Lisa thank for a fabulous video and the handle looks great it's a nice piece of wood. Bailey looked really relaxed. Amanda xx

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Hi Amanda! Thank you, Bailey sez he is a pro at relaxing 😁

Nice one! I once turned my daughter new training wheels 😂 🤙

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Rock on man! It's awesome to be able to make new things to fix old things! 😃

Hello Lisa, good to sometimes see spindle turning. 👍 I'm just amazed because at home (in France) we use this tool with a long handle instead a short, because the tool is made for working in standing position, otherwise be careful for your back ! 😝

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Yes well even with my cheater safety glasses I'm having a hard time seeing the little details so it's tricky all the way around! 🤣

Nice to see a video again.

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

It's nice to be back! I'm hopeful that I'm gonna get back to more regularly scheduled videos soon!

I agree Lisa. I'm a bowl turner and the few times I've attempted to spindle turn, it's been more trying than I anticipated.

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

It's incredibly frustrating. I very, very rarely get a catch with a bowl gouge but man I can tear up a spindle in a heartbeat! Don't know is why it's so different but it sure feels that way to me

Thanks it h😢as been a long time since I have seen a video of yours

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Bryan, it has indeed! I'm hoping to get back to publishing more frequently again!

Good to see you posting, Lisa. I am going to stop mid video to make a comment about what you said regarding turning spindles or face work, first. Many years ago, my father taught me to aim with open sites before he let me use optics and am I ever glad that he did. The same thing seemed to happen with turning in that I just began turning a bunch of spindles before I ever had a chuck or considered turning a bowl and now, I'm perfectly comfortable with face work, but I'm always mystified me how it seemed reversed from the average turner. As for not being afraid of 80 grit, right now, one of my longtime favorite KZread turners has been frustrating in that there has been 0 growth in their work over many years. I think part of it is that when they're done, they grab that drill and 80 grit and sand away any beautiful detail they could have had remaining. That's where spindles shine. Sharpen your tools and precision cuts will make three twenty grit with a light touch all you need.

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Jay. I really need to just spend a day in the shop with a safety center and the spindle gouges and skews and make a ton of trees and mushrooms until I get comfortable. Problem is finding that time to do something that while I understand intellectually is worthwhile, somehow doesn't feel productive and when you're a small business trying to keep your head above water, that can be a hard sell. But I am hopeful that I'm going to be able to make some changes in the next year that will allow me to feel Ike I have more free time 👍

@jayscott306

2 ай бұрын

@LisaRamlow I know. A 12 minute mother's day gift turned into 12 days. So much for the stuff I wanted to make for myself before beginning the next purposeful project. Glad it was spent on my wife, but never enough time.

That was a lot easier than using a draw knife and spoke shave to make a tool handle like my grandpa used to do. Nice job. Well I'll be turning another urn. Our 11 year old tortoise shell cat crossed the rainbow bridge today. She was suffering from liver failure. My wife is so glad that I'm a turner. Just the euthanasia and cremation process cost over $300.

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Oh I'm so sorry. We lost one of our cats in January and it was hard - he showed up on our deck as a hungry little kitten and he was an amazing companion. He had leukemia (blood cancer, not feline leukemia) and was also about 12.

As I watch you measuring and fitting the handle tenon, I was wondering if you could use the outside dia. of the claw's tube(?) and subtract twice the metal thickness for a good fit ? Also this question - Would removing the old rivet(?) have released the remaining handle stub from the claw ? In the end I'm sure Marie will just be so happy to have Grandma's Claw back with her. Bailey Bacon ? hahahah Nice to hear your voice Lisa ! Thanks for sharing. Take care. -Mike

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Hey Mike! I'm sure there were all kinds of better ways to do it than what I did but we'll see if it holds up 🤣

It is good see you

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Thank you Glenn, it's good to be seen! Things are always pretty crazy around here and every time I think I'm going to be able to get back to publishing videos more frequently something else come up. But I'm ever hopeful! 🤣

Lisa, I always try to rehandle tools that have broken handles.

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Hi Jack! This is the first tool we've had that broke at the handle - most break at the business end of the thing. That's how know if a tool is old 🤣

Do you watch Richard Raffan? Wonderful teacher.

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Hi Chris! Indeed, Richard Raffan's KZread channel is a gift to all of us! And I'm always so optimistic after I've watched an instructional video and I try and replicate it and...well, I suddenly cannot keep bevel contact and am getting dig-ins and skatebacks all over the place. A half-day in-person demo would probably take care of it because it's all of the things - I don't know what height the rest should be for each tool, I probably still turn too slowly....

Making functional stuff is always a good excuse for justifying the investment in a lathe and all the tools that go with it. Happy clawing.

@LisaRamlow

2 ай бұрын

Right!? Makes it all okay 🤣