Lyle, this is awesome. You have managed to disambiguate one of the most frustrating aspects of the new woodturners experience. Unfortunately most turners are very loose with their terminology regarding what they are actually doing. It makes it very confusing for newbies. Thank you so much for appealing to the intellectual side of learning this skills involved in woodturning.
Thanks Brett, thanks for the feedback. I had to stop and think about "disambiguate" for a moment. Great word. Did you see the photography I got on the heart shaped bowl video?? It shows the push cut very clearly.
Actually it was that video that led me to look at the push and pull cut videos on your channel. BTW, I've been looking for a good piece of wood to duplicate your heart shaped bowl project ever since. :)
Thank you for that brilliant explanation..you nailed it...I was always nervous we my tools entered my projects as I almost always got a catch..now I know what I was doing wrong.
Thanks Lyle - I'm late in arriving with thousands ahead of me. This video and the one that follows, describe the process brilliantly. Thanks - but wait as the say, there's more, "what about the position of my feet?
Good question Ray. You position your feet so you have a comfortable stance at the END of the cut. Reach out with your arms and shift your hips to reach the start of the cut. The trick is to have a stance where you do not shuffle your feet during the cut. This will allow you to have a bevel supported cut and prevent tool marks.
I think is best to always break things down to their simplest elements when teaching something new as in this case of wood turning. Once the basic elements are grasped the rest of the education follows more smoothly.
+MM Reporter Totally agree. Trial and error is the hard way to learn. Give yourself practice on the cuts instead of making something and it will reduce the learning curve even more. Thanks for writing.
Hi Lyle, love the way you teach but im having a little trouble with this push cut, seems more often than not my bowl gouge is bouncing off the surface, I think my gouge is sharp enough as i try the pull cut and works fine, seems like im always fighting this one.
Hi Ron, It is hard to trouble shoot in text. I would suggest taking a look at my Bowl basics DVD. Some of it is on RUclips but the DVD has the continuity of the whole process and all the rules involved. If done properly there is very little need for the tool rest hand. The bevel directs the tool. Its all about bevel support. I line up the bevel on the wood surface before I start the cut. After that, the handle hand steers the bevel around the curved surface of the bowl. Try practicing the push cut on a spindle mode blank between centers. Your nose can look right down the bevel and you can see how it supports the cut. You have to relax and let the tool do all the work. If you are fighting it, the method is wrong. It is a finesse thing not a strength thing. Give me a call if you want more details.
Thanks Lyle, Im gonna try that, I am trying to put pressure down on the rest and not into the wood. But Im probably gonna get your video, thanks for the quick response.
Do you remember the Crabtree (Joey and Jimmy) family and was your younger brother Werner? I remember your mom and dad being so kind to us. Weird I know but I remember a train you had that you either got for Christmas or got extra parts for at Christmas. I wonder about you and your family so often.
Lyle, this is awesome. You have managed to disambiguate one of the most frustrating aspects of the new woodturners experience. Unfortunately most turners are very loose with their terminology regarding what they are actually doing. It makes it very confusing for newbies.
Thank you so much for appealing to the intellectual side of learning this skills involved in woodturning.
Thanks Brett, thanks for the feedback. I had to stop and think about "disambiguate" for a moment. Great word. Did you see the photography I got on the heart shaped bowl video?? It shows the push cut very clearly.
Actually it was that video that led me to look at the push and pull cut videos on your channel. BTW, I've been looking for a good piece of wood to duplicate your heart shaped bowl project ever since. :)
Thank you for that brilliant explanation..you nailed it...I was always nervous we my tools entered my projects as I almost always got a catch..now I know what I was doing wrong.
Nice to hear from you Fifi. Thanks for the feedback
I guess it is kind of off topic but do anybody know of a good place to watch new series online?
Thanks Lyle - I'm late in arriving with thousands ahead of me. This video and the one that follows, describe the process brilliantly. Thanks - but wait as the say, there's more, "what about the position of my feet?
Good question Ray. You position your feet so you have a comfortable stance at the END of the cut. Reach out with your arms and shift your hips to reach the start of the cut. The trick is to have a stance where you do not shuffle your feet during the cut. This will allow you to have a bevel supported cut and prevent tool marks.
I think is best to always break things down to their simplest elements when teaching something new as in this case of wood turning. Once the basic elements are grasped the rest of the education follows more smoothly.
+MM Reporter Totally agree. Trial and error is the hard way to learn. Give yourself practice on the cuts instead of making something and it will reduce the learning curve even more. Thanks for writing.
Hi Lyle, love the way you teach but im having a little trouble with this push cut, seems more often than not my bowl gouge is bouncing off the surface, I think my gouge is sharp enough as i try the pull cut and works fine, seems like im always fighting this one.
Hi Ron, It is hard to trouble shoot in text. I would suggest taking a look at my Bowl basics DVD. Some of it is on RUclips but the DVD has the continuity of the whole process and all the rules involved. If done properly there is very little need for the tool rest hand. The bevel directs the tool. Its all about bevel support. I line up the bevel on the wood surface before I start the cut. After that, the handle hand steers the bevel around the curved surface of the bowl. Try practicing the push cut on a spindle mode blank between centers. Your nose can look right down the bevel and you can see how it supports the cut. You have to relax and let the tool do all the work. If you are fighting it, the method is wrong. It is a finesse thing not a strength thing. Give me a call if you want more details.
Thanks Lyle, Im gonna try that, I am trying to put pressure down on the rest and not into the wood. But Im probably gonna get your video, thanks for the quick response.
just curious as to whether you are originally from Detroit
Hi Sharon, Yes, I was born in Detroit but did most of my growing up in a northern Michigan small town.
Did you live on Meadownrook?
Yes
Do you remember the Crabtree (Joey and Jimmy) family and was your younger brother Werner? I remember your mom and dad being so kind to us. Weird I know but I remember a train you had that you either got for Christmas or got extra parts for at Christmas. I wonder about you and your family so often.
Thank you so much for getting back with me.