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Our Last Meeting
Mel Bryan demonstrated woodturning with the, "best tool in the box", the skew chisel. He showed the different types of skews, including what we don't normally think of as being used like a skew. For instance, the bedan, and parting tools. He touched a little on the ways to sharpen and shape the skew. Using the skew, he demonstrated some different "pommel" cuts, which are cuts on square stock that transition from square to round like on a table leg. After rough turning the piece to round, he showed how important it is to "ride the bevel" to avoid catches and the different cuts that can be made, including; planing cut, peeling cut, V cuts, beads, coves and facing off cuts.
The "best" skew practice was demonstrated by turning an egg. Then he turned a baluster which combined a lot of the different types of cuts of the skew. He even, at one point, demonstrated his "roughing skew".
The demo challenge for this demo is simply to turn and egg, a baluster, just a practice stick, or something turned completely with a skew.
 
The video of each meetings' demo are available in the library on DVD to be checked out by members. Also, the video will be available online at; YouTube Indep Woodturners
The video for this demo can be viewed at: Part 1 of 3, Part 2 of 3 and Part 3 of 3
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