Quick top using a Skew chisel

A quick video on how I make Spinning tops, using only Skew chisels.

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[Leo Makepeace]

Thanks Bingcro,

Kids just love colours, I sold none until I added colour to them, now i sell quite a few.

[Leo Makepeace]

Hi canubelieve,

I think I was using a peeling cut, ie. bevel rubbing, but moving the tool forward in an arch, to remove wood quickly. Scraping with a skew chisel does dull it pretty fast, I use it that wat on the outside of bowls etc.

Thank you for watching and commenting.

Leo

[Leo Makepeace]

Finally managed to get into my u tube account again, sorry, I missed you all.

Jimp, I agree, I realised after I had posted the vid.that I had missed that out. I will redo it and some others soon.

Thanx for looking.

Leo

[Leo Makepeace]

Hi Tim,

With the Skew I just ensure that it is pointing uphill by just a few degrees, so for wide wood the rest is very high, but the higher the tool rest, the more chance of snapping it, if/when you get a catch. So be careful, as always.

Hope that helps, a slight angle and a very good fulcrum ( tool hard onto the rest ).

Leo

[Leo Makepeace]

Hi BrendanSoda,

Thanks for the comment.

The only problem withh these Lathes IMHO. is where the motor is, gets covered in shavings, dust etc. and gets far too hot. Mine has never shut down though, but mine is a manual speed change, so different. Maybe you could try WR. ( the source of all knowledge ) !!

Good luck mate.

Leo

[Dennis Adams]

Sorry, but I could not understand you over the lathe motor noise. I wish I could

[Mick Johnson]

Good lord that skew is sharp.

[bingcro]

thanks you are very confident with the skew. great idea about the colouring will give that a try

[canubelieve]

You are truly an expert, fantastic work. I have never seen the skew being used as a scraper. Does that dull it quickly?

[jimp817]

I wish you had shown the chatter work when completed.

[tinytim1458]

Hi My friend How high do you have to put the tool rest when you skew the spinning top.

Thanks Tim