skew tips

[Leo]

Glad u liked the vids. Pvt_Ryan.

I have to play ( practice ) ( demonstrate ) with these all of the time, they sell well too.

Leo

 

[Pvt_Ryan]

Some improvements for your future videos, more lighting and perhaps set the camera at a higher angle so there is a better view of how the tool is being presented..

Ryan

 

[Leo]

Ryan,

I did warn you that my video production was pants, I will improve with time and practice, like most things. I'd only had it a day, I think, when I made this. Points received and noted, thanks.

Leo

 

[Jonzjob]

We will TRY to put up with inferior coaching till you get it all together :twisted: :twisted: But meanwhile keep it comming. One, it helps you and two it gives us a very good insight to different projects! I think that I know a couple of grandsons who would love that top!

Cheers mate for a good demo!

Just a question? Is there any particular reason that you like the curved scew to a straight one? I dug out an old Record scew that came with my CL1, probably carbon steel, and re-ground it to a curve, sharpened it on my DMT whet stone and tried it today. It seems to be OK, but it's a sod to grind and sharpen! Any tips on this?

All of my other 3 scews are straight edged. Not thought outside that box?

 

[Leo]

Jon,

Many thanks for the reply.

One reason that I prefer the oval Skew is that I find it easier to do the rapid peals, as I turn the blade into the wood, for that .

when I am grinding an oval one, I firstly place the long point onto the wheel and as I go I turn it until it sharpens the short corner, a bit like a pushing and turning movement at the same time.

I much prefer to sharpen the straight Skew, but prefer to use the Oval one, sods law I guess. Oh just realised that you may mean the edge cut at an angle, or the skew is made oval................doh, not sure which you mean now...................

Must do one on sharpening, but bobham5 ( Bob Hamiltons ) video on that is good .

 

[Jonzjob]

I too have oval and rectangular shanked scews and just to clear the confusion I started I meant the cutting edge either straight or curved.

I managed to try the old scew I have ground to a curve and it feels quite good. It has been sat in the draw for years but now I have ground it to a finer cutting angle and the curve it may well get some use I suppose that I will just have to get used to putting the cutting edge on it with my DMT diamond whet stone. No problems with a straight edge, but a different matter on a curve. I'm glad I don't have to that with my spindle gouges! :shock:

I too use both the toe and the heel of the cutting edge without problems and I do like my oval scew!

 

[treeturner123]

Just one final point before we are all skewed out. If you have a rectangular sectioned skew, try grinding the corners off it so that there isn’t a corner which then digs in causing the dents in the tool rest.

Also, do any of you use the skew to ‘rough down’ by turning it so that the long point is down as you plane across? It is quite effective and looks fairly spectacular!

I love all 3 4 of my skews, one of which I made from a round bar of silver steel and which is great for beading.

Phil

 

[Silverbirch]

I love all 3 4 of my skews

Wow, that`s a lot of skews! :lol:


Ian

 

[Jonzjob]

I think the number may just have been scewed up there Ian :idea: :? :?