Category Archives: Lathes and Tools

I’ll be posting comments specifically on wood lathes and related tools and accessories here. These discussions will aslo appear in Tech Talk.

Making handles for your turning tools 2

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Ed Pretty

Here is the second in a three part series showing how to make inexpensive, high quality turning handles. Again, there are a few random tips unrelated to turning handles because the video is part of a “tips” presentation to the … Continue reading →

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Making handles for your turning tools 1

Posted on March 11, 2016 by Ed Pretty

It’s been a while since I have posted here but it’s so hard to turn and type at the same time. 🙂 I recently had been asked to produce a video on “tips and tricks” for one of r the … Continue reading →

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Supersized hollow form

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ed Pretty

Many years ago I watched a deep hollowing demonstration by the late Frank Sudol. Sudols’ forte was very large, very thin pierced hollow forms. I took a class using his boring tools and found it quite easy. I started down … Continue reading →

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Stand-Alone Tool Carousel

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Ed Pretty

 At one time my lathe was against a wall so storing my tools was a simple matter of providing a rack on the wall. When I got serious about turning I moved things around to get the lathe out in … Continue reading →

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A few quick pointers on using a chuck

Posted on September 18, 2010 by Ed Pretty

Today I was working on a hollow form when the lathe started to growl – first when I was cutting the end grain then getting progressively worse. I checked the chuck to make sure it was tight on the lathe and … Continue reading →

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Using a cup-center drive

Posted on August 22, 2010 by Ed Pretty

Recently I had the opportunity to participate in a workshop led by Mark Sfirri. Mark is well known for his  multi centered turning resulting in some very unique shapes. Probably the most well known are his “Rejects from the Bat Factory” series. … Continue reading →

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