Re: wood chisels
Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2015 10:38 pm
I actually started out turning stummels with a 3/8" spindle gouge. Still do sometimes. I find that I can actually get it sharper than the carbide tip.
The original forum for pipe makers on the web
http://www.pipemakersforum.com/forum/
Yep, not happy unless you hand forge the nails and bang them in with a rock!wdteipen wrote:
Do you figure using a nailgun instead of a hammer to frame a house is cheating also?
This brings up an interesting topic of discussion. Are pipemakers really wood turners? I hardly think most of us are. We learn specific skills to make a pipe using tools and similar methods as wood turners but we are also notorious for improvising and breaking wood turning rules to suit our specific needs. Many of us have no desire to learn to properly turn as a wood turner does. I'm not interested in making spindles, baseball bats, bowls, cups, vases, etc. I like making pipes. Whatever tools and methods get me there the fastest and cheapest is the way I'm going to go. That approach has served me quite well so far. That being said, I do get your point and for anyone who really wants to learn to turn they shouldn't take shortcuts. For those of us who just want to make pipes, shortcuts here will suit us fine. YMMVOakbear wrote:Yep, not happy unless you hand forge the nails and bang them in with a rock!wdteipen wrote:
Do you figure using a nailgun instead of a hammer to frame a house is cheating also?
I suppose my point was that i know if i had started turning with carbide scrapers i would never have bothered to learn how to use other turning tools, and i would have missed out on a load of useful skills.
Off to carve a pipe with my teeth.... tools are for the weak!
I think there is a very narrow set of skills that is a subset of both pipe making and woodturning. Some wood turning techniques work very well for pipe making, but in other instances they can actually get in the way. At least, they do for me.wdteipen wrote:This brings up an interesting topic of discussion. Are pipemakers really wood turners? I hardly think most of us are. We learn specific skills to make a pipe using tools and similar methods as wood turners but we are also notorious for improvising and breaking wood turning rules to suit our specific needs. Many of us have no desire to learn to properly turn as a wood turner does. I'm not interested in making spindles, baseball bats, bowls, cups, vases, etc. I like making pipes. Whatever tools and methods get me there the fastest and cheapest is the way I'm going to go. That approach has served me quite well so far. That being said, I do get your point and for anyone who really wants to learn to turn they shouldn't take shortcuts. For those of us who just want to make pipes, shortcuts here will suit us fine. YMMVOakbear wrote:Yep, not happy unless you hand forge the nails and bang them in with a rock!wdteipen wrote:
Do you figure using a nailgun instead of a hammer to frame a house is cheating also?
I suppose my point was that i know if i had started turning with carbide scrapers i would never have bothered to learn how to use other turning tools, and i would have missed out on a load of useful skills.
Off to carve a pipe with my teeth.... tools are for the weak!