So pure, so elegant, I always find your style very "japanese", in the way that your mouvments are so perfectly controled and measured. Every single one is just necessary and suficient. Nothing less, nothing more. No showing off, no acting and posing. Just what it is needed. I hope I'll be able to follow that particular path. I began late, but you are such a powerfull inspiration and knowledge source that I feel that I am learning and growing fast thanks to you (and Tomislav!). Thank you so much for every single video, word, and craftmanship wisdom. And about the dish itself: it's as simple as beautiful. No need for crazy stuff. deeply inspiring as very few things are...
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. It is especially gratifying when I copy a technique that you have demonstrated and surprise surprise it works!!! Even better the result looks very similar.
Well I grew up surrounded plane trees that were the predominant street trees around inner SE Melbourne and had no idea they would have such a pleasant grain pattern. Oh and by the way you are going to die from using an actual cloth to buff the beeswax, it is going to rip your arm off at the socket. 😂😂😂😂😂😂
That is a lovely pattern on that. Is that quartersawn London Plane (Lacewood, I believe it is called)? If not, it has far more figure than I was expecting on London plane for some reason. And you sir, have some excellently coloured socks. Thanks for another interesting and instructional video.
I really like watching the efficiency of movement that you use when turning these pieces. Your explanation of what you are doing is very helpful as well.
Richard it's such a treat to watch you turn. Thank you for sharing your many years of turning skills and experience with us. I don't have a decent spindle gouge yet so I'm going to order me a 1/2" spindle gouge from Thompson tools. He has 4 styles listed, 1/2" spindle gouge, deep flute, detail and shallow detail. Which of those from Thompson would be the style you normally use?
Just the standard spindle gouge will be fine, and is going to be the most versatile. The detail gouges are great, but they have a very shallow flute which, while it does provide extra rigidity and renders those gouges wonderful for fine detail work, it does limit their effectiveness for the kind of heavier cuts that Richard so often uses them for. Richard also employs a somewhat unusual asymmetric grind which further expands the tool's versatility.
@@9thousandfeet Thank you. I do the same types of work, mostly bowls & platters. I hardly ever do any spindle work and when I do I don't do any fine detail on them so I'll give one of the regular ones a try.
how much time do you spend at the lathe these days Richard? Do you feel you are still learning? how much of your turning still ends up on the wood fire? thanks as always Sir!
Hello Richard. I am a newby to woodturning and have really learnt a lot from your excellent videos. Do you sell your bowls? And how do you know how to price them? Thanks, Tim.
For 50 years I made my living as a turner selling mostly bowls. Basic wholesale is established by adding the cost of the material to the cost the time taken to make the piece. I talk about this at 14:20 in My Career as a Turner ruclips.net/video/T2jFD8UTKjw/видео.html.
Is the reason you did not use a shortened up screw chuck because thinness of the timber? Or was it just to show a change up for difference sake? Thanks again for the videos..
I first mounted a blank over chuck jaws because the blank was thin, then discovered recently I've a larger forstner bit that enables me to mount small blanks over 55mm jaws. This is almost as fast as drillig a hole for a screw chuck but more convenient with small blanks.
So what are you hoping for? For 50 years I made a living turning mostly bowls and the other items you see on this channel. And for 30 years I also did a few weeks of workshops in which I took students through bowls, crossgrain and endgrain boxes, scoops, and pencil pots. Through each of these I taught a range of techniques that can be applied to a very wide range of turning projects. I'm not interested in projects as such, just the techniques that enable you to tackle just about any turning challenge.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning It looks like grumpy wise guy is living up to his name ! I for one have learned a lot from you, tool control , positioning, etc. All your technics can be transferred to whatever the turning is, please keep it up ! there are many of us that are very appreciative of your skills and willingness to share.
So pure, so elegant, I always find your style very "japanese", in the way that your mouvments are so perfectly controled and measured. Every single one is just necessary and suficient. Nothing less, nothing more. No showing off, no acting and posing. Just what it is needed. I hope I'll be able to follow that particular path. I began late, but you are such a powerfull inspiration and knowledge source that I feel that I am learning and growing fast thanks to you (and Tomislav!). Thank you so much for every single video, word, and craftmanship wisdom. And about the dish itself: it's as simple as beautiful. No need for crazy stuff. deeply inspiring as very few things are...
You always amaze me with the amount of wood your tools are able to remove. The square ended scraper is such a pleasure to watch.
9 Minutes of excellence. Thank you.
Well done Richard. That is a quite nice plate. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day and stay safe.🙂🙂
I thoroughly enjoy your videos. It is especially gratifying when I copy a technique that you have demonstrated and surprise surprise it works!!! Even better the result looks very similar.
Great plate Richard ☺️.... London plane is just nice and simple Wood
A beautiful little dish
Well I grew up surrounded plane trees that were the predominant street trees around inner SE Melbourne and had no idea they would have such a pleasant grain pattern.
Oh and by the way you are going to die from using an actual cloth to buff the beeswax, it is going to rip your arm off at the socket.
😂😂😂😂😂😂
That is a lovely pattern on that. Is that quartersawn London Plane (Lacewood, I believe it is called)? If not, it has far more figure than I was expecting on London plane for some reason. And you sir, have some excellently coloured socks. Thanks for another interesting and instructional video.
This is quarter sawn plane. It's a very dull wood otherwise.
Richard, once again you've produced an effortless yet beautiful shape. thank you for sharing
Simple and elegant. Thank you for sharing your expertise.
I really like watching the efficiency of movement that you use when turning these pieces. Your explanation of what you are doing is very helpful as well.
Richard it's such a treat to watch you turn. Thank you for sharing your many years of turning skills and experience with us. I don't have a decent spindle gouge yet so I'm going to order me a 1/2" spindle gouge from Thompson tools. He has 4 styles listed, 1/2" spindle gouge, deep flute, detail and shallow detail. Which of those from Thompson would be the style you normally use?
Just the standard spindle gouge will be fine, and is going to be the most versatile. The detail gouges are great, but they have a very shallow flute which, while it does provide extra rigidity and renders those gouges wonderful for fine detail work, it does limit their effectiveness for the kind of heavier cuts that Richard so often uses them for.
Richard also employs a somewhat unusual asymmetric grind which further expands the tool's versatility.
I've only one Thompson spindle gouge but I don't know which it is. I'm sure the standard will be fine as suggested by @9thousandfeet.
@@9thousandfeet Thank you for coming to my rescue on this one.
@@9thousandfeet Thank you. I do the same types of work, mostly bowls & platters. I hardly ever do any spindle work and when I do I don't do any fine detail on them so I'll give one of the regular ones a try.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning Thank you so much for taking the time to respond Richard, I really do appreciate it.
how much time do you spend at the lathe these days Richard? Do you feel you are still learning? how much of your turning still ends up on the wood fire? thanks as always Sir!
About my only time at the lathe is shooting the videos, so possibly six hours a week. I am still learning and produce very little turned firewood.
Beautifully done. Thank you once again for sharing 🌞
Hello Richard. I am a newby to woodturning and have really learnt a lot from your excellent videos. Do you sell your bowls? And how do you know how to price them? Thanks, Tim.
For 50 years I made my living as a turner selling mostly bowls. Basic wholesale is established by adding the cost of the material to the cost the time taken to make the piece. I talk about this at 14:20 in My Career as a Turner ruclips.net/video/T2jFD8UTKjw/видео.html.
Is the reason you did not use a shortened up screw chuck because thinness of the timber? Or was it just to show a change up for difference sake? Thanks again for the videos..
I first mounted a blank over chuck jaws because the blank was thin, then discovered recently I've a larger forstner bit that enables me to mount small blanks over 55mm jaws. This is almost as fast as drillig a hole for a screw chuck but more convenient with small blanks.
Beautiful little plate Richard.
nice little plate. Good little demo.
Expansion mode, you? What's the special occasion?
Speed and ease of mounting and that at this stage using an expanding chuck has absolutely no impact on the final design.
A pleasure to watch.
very nice
Thanks Richard
Very nice bowl
Thank You!
Ok, enough bowls for a while. Can you possibly do some other types of projects for a couple of videos please? Thanks.
So what are you hoping for? For 50 years I made a living turning mostly bowls and the other items you see on this channel. And for 30 years I also did a few weeks of workshops in which I took students through bowls, crossgrain and endgrain boxes, scoops, and pencil pots. Through each of these I taught a range of techniques that can be applied to a very wide range of turning projects. I'm not interested in projects as such, just the techniques that enable you to tackle just about any turning challenge.
@@RichardRaffanwoodturning It looks like grumpy wise guy is living up to his name ! I for one have learned a lot from you, tool control , positioning, etc. All your technics can be transferred to whatever the turning is, please keep it up ! there are many of us that are very appreciative of your skills and willingness to share.