Media Summary: This is about completing two roughed-out (partly turned) bowls, about remounting a warped bowl on a lathe, then dealing with ... For in-depth explanations of the tools and techniques you need to refer to If you're not sure of the difference between a bowl and spindle gouge, this video is for you. To avoid potentially catastrophic ...

Richard Raffan On Back Hollowing - Detailed Analysis & Overview

This is about completing two roughed-out (partly turned) bowls, about remounting a warped bowl on a lathe, then dealing with ... For in-depth explanations of the tools and techniques you need to refer to If you're not sure of the difference between a bowl and spindle gouge, this video is for you. To avoid potentially catastrophic ... In a pile of firewood I spotted some fiddleback grain on logs of a species unknown to me. You see how I cut two blanks with figure ... Screw chucks can provide the the fastest and most secure means of holding facework blanks on a woodlathe. Here's a link to ... This video looks at some very basic stuff woodturners, or indeed any woodworkers, need to know wood but often seem to forget.

This video shows how I use scrapers on bowls — techniques I've refined over 55 years as a production turner. Sharpening is on a 150mm (6-in) CBN 80 grit grinding wheel. Tools are used straight off the wheel. For in-depth explanations of ... This is to show in 2 minutes how bowls is turned. To see this claret ash dish at normal speed go to I designed this scoop as a production item in January 1970. Throughout the 1970s I sold at least 50 scoops a week and

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Richard Raffan on back-hollowing into endgrain
Richard Raffan on back hollowing into endgrain.
Richard Raffan remounting roughed bowls for completion
Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a spindle gouge
Richard Raffan turns & ebonises a hollow form for 4-Ways Project No.6
Richard Raffan on ½" spindle and bowl gouges and why they catch.
Richard Raffan on identifying fiddleback grain, then cutting blanks and rough-turning two bowls.
Richard Raffan on screw chucks
Richard Raffan on basic stuff woodturners need to know about wood
Richard Raffan on using scrapers for turning bowls.
Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a bowl gouge
Richard Raffan how a bowl is turned.
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Richard Raffan on back-hollowing into endgrain

Richard Raffan on back-hollowing into endgrain

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Richard Raffan on back hollowing into endgrain.

Richard Raffan on back hollowing into endgrain.

Back hollowing

Richard Raffan remounting roughed bowls for completion

Richard Raffan remounting roughed bowls for completion

This is about completing two roughed-out (partly turned) bowls, about remounting a warped bowl on a lathe, then dealing with ...

Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a spindle gouge

Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a spindle gouge

For in-depth explanations of the tools and techniques you need to refer to

Richard Raffan turns & ebonises a hollow form for 4-Ways Project No.6

Richard Raffan turns & ebonises a hollow form for 4-Ways Project No.6

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Richard Raffan on ½" spindle and bowl gouges and why they catch.

Richard Raffan on ½" spindle and bowl gouges and why they catch.

If you're not sure of the difference between a bowl and spindle gouge, this video is for you. To avoid potentially catastrophic ...

Richard Raffan on identifying fiddleback grain, then cutting blanks and rough-turning two bowls.

Richard Raffan on identifying fiddleback grain, then cutting blanks and rough-turning two bowls.

In a pile of firewood I spotted some fiddleback grain on logs of a species unknown to me. You see how I cut two blanks with figure ...

Richard Raffan on screw chucks

Richard Raffan on screw chucks

Screw chucks can provide the the fastest and most secure means of holding facework blanks on a woodlathe. Here's a link to ...

Richard Raffan on basic stuff woodturners need to know about wood

Richard Raffan on basic stuff woodturners need to know about wood

This video looks at some very basic stuff woodturners, or indeed any woodworkers, need to know wood but often seem to forget.

Richard Raffan on using scrapers for turning bowls.

Richard Raffan on using scrapers for turning bowls.

This video shows how I use scrapers on bowls — techniques I've refined over 55 years as a production turner.

Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a bowl gouge

Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a bowl gouge

Sharpening is on a 150mm (6-in) CBN 80 grit grinding wheel. Tools are used straight off the wheel. For in-depth explanations of ...

Richard Raffan how a bowl is turned.

Richard Raffan how a bowl is turned.

This is to show in 2 minutes how bowls is turned. To see this claret ash dish at normal speed go to https://youtu.be/--uHgnCzo5E.

Richard Raffan on turning a scoop

Richard Raffan on turning a scoop

I designed this scoop as a production item in January 1970. Throughout the 1970s I sold at least 50 scoops a week and