Turning For Furniture Makers: V-Grooves and Beads
Things start to get real as David Douyard teaches Anissa and Ben how to use the skew chisel to start adding decorative v-grooves and beads
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There is more to turning than making a flat piece of wood round. At some point, you want it to look good, so you’re going to need to add a little bit of decoration. Many times, this comes in the form of v-grooves and beads, and for chairmaker David Douyard, his tool of choice is the skew chisel. In this video David teaches Anissa and Ben how to create these two decorative elements–and even though it takes a while for them to get the hang of it–they get there eventually… and you can too!
Note from Ben: Unfortunately, because of the need for microphones, we weren’t able to wear a face mask, but, as a friend recently pointed out, it’s a must when turning, especially for novices like Anissa and me.
Videos in the Series
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Turning For Furniture Makers: Sharpening
April 2, 2019
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Turning for Furniture Makers: The Roughing Gouge
April 9, 2019
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Turning For Furniture Makers: Roughing from a riven blank
April 16, 2019
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Turning For Furniture Makers: The Skew Chisel
April 23, 2019
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Turning For Furniture Makers: V-Grooves and Beads
April 30, 2019
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Comments
Very nice. The students were appropriately uninformed and unskilled. And the instructor didn't hover. He let the observer see what the students were doing wrong before gently correcting the technique.
As an amature woodworker, subscriber to FWW since issue 4, and one who has used a lathe exactly one time, this series of videos have opened a new vista for me... What if I could make things that are round? Wouldn't that make things more interesting? These videos give me a strong sense that I can do that.
Thanks
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