How To Turn Spindles On A Wood Lathe

Install the aluminum fingers onto the ends of the wood blocks securing them in place with the 1 10-40 bolts and lock nuts.

How to turn spindles on a wood lathe. The roughing gouge is a very versatile gouge but it must be used. Most spindles start out as square blanks. Turn on the lathe and gently probe the chisel into one end of the spindle blank.

They would fell a tree of suitable wood then buck sections of the bole the trunk between the roots and the first branches into lengths suitable for the spindles they intended to turn. Widen the groove to prevent the tool from grabbing. Adjust the height of the tool rest to match the tool you are using.

They then split that section of the trunk into usable sized billets in a process called riving A froe the edged tool with the wooden handle at right is used to rive wood. Nov 7 2018 - Explore Ray Browns board Spindle followed by 293 people on Pinterest. Now place your pattern spindle on the lathe.

The aluminum fingers must be free to move up and down. Most woodturning projects on the lathe are started by using a roughing gouge to create the basic shape whether a spindle bowl bottle stopper or nearly any other woodturning project. This made easy work of the blankslike sharping a large pencil.

The board attached to the Tenon Cutter rest against the bed of the lathe and provides support while cutting the tenons. When turning spindles I like to cut a crosshatch into the ends of the turning blank so the workpiece centers quickly and seats solidly on the lathe. Check your work by stopping the lathe to see if the spindle blank is round or by running the lathe and resting the back of the chisel on the blank.

Once the rest of the spindle is turned simply move the steady a bit 6 is usually enough and turn the oversizeburned spot to size. Use the square-end tool to turn a ¼-inch groove in the back of the blank leaving a ⅜ outer rim of wood. If the finished spindle will retain a square segment youll need to first turn a pommel the transition from square to round.