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Title: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: Steve Jones on March 01, 2016, 06:50:41 AM

Well you asked for more and I was making gavels yesterday so popped the phone on a plank of wood again. I really am going to have to get a video camera for better images.

These have been a popular item for a long time with regular small batches being required. They make great projects for turners of all abilities.
Please say if you have had enough of my videos as I don't want to flood the forum with pointless videos.
I hope you enjoy.
http://youtu.be/DyOOFkHtRGw

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: Les Symonds on March 01, 2016, 07:57:52 AM

I'm sure that speak for many of us when I say that there's no need to apologise for posting work like this. Your ease of approach with the tools that you use belies the fact that you make complex cuts look easy and that a wealth of experience has gone into your work. I will always be happy to watch you work and to learn from your videos.
Les

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: malcy on March 01, 2016, 09:10:38 AM

I endorse whar Les has said. Always a pleasure and education to watch you at work like this. Thanks for sharing with us. Malcolm

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: John D Smith on March 01, 2016, 10:34:28 AM

 Hi Steve,
              Thank you for posting these videos your skill with the skew is to be admired and sets the standard for everyone to achieve.

                                                         Regards John
 

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: fuzzyturns on March 01, 2016, 10:56:28 AM

I think your fluency with the skew is something that most of us can only dream of. I do a fair bit of skew work, and I am not anywhere near this. Just keep it coming.

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: Steve Jones on March 01, 2016, 04:40:34 PM

Thank you all for your kind words. It's also good to know people enjoy the videos.
I will continue to video the occasional job when I think it will be of interest and slightly different to others.

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: steve w on March 01, 2016, 06:40:27 PM

Far from pointless - loved watching it - thank you for sharing it with us, steve

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: happy amateur on March 02, 2016, 04:38:03 PM

Steve. Thanks for the videos. enjoyed watching them and now a subscriber.

Fred
www.Orchard-woodturners.org.uk

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: ChrisF on March 02, 2016, 06:09:45 PM

Got to say I love watching your videos.  Whilst I appreciate you're not trying to teach or even to demonstrate technique for others to learn from there is a lot to be learned just from watching what you do and what tools you use.  It's making a real difference to my own turning that's for sure.

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: Steve Jones on March 02, 2016, 07:09:14 PM

Thanks Fred and Steve, and Chris I am very pleased that you find my videos a help it makes it worth doing.
Steve

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: Bryan Milham on March 03, 2016, 07:58:28 PM

Steve,

Once again you captivate us. No measuring, just a skew to guide your cutting points, no callipers for diameter or picture to guide your eye. Just your skill and years of experience.

But more, many times I've tried to watch a woodturner demonstrate something on YouTube and the video is full of unthoughtful waffle I close the window to get rid of it. You let your tools talk to us, and they talk so well.

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: Steve Jones on March 03, 2016, 10:59:08 PM

Thanks Bryan, for your kind praise.
I am with you on some youtube videos just full of waffle. The fact of not measuring is partly experience and a good eye but also in part designing the pattern to enable  me to measure positions with the tool so I can reproduce them quickly.

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: edbanger on March 04, 2016, 06:12:05 AM

Great to see a true craftsman at work

All the best

Ed

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: steve w on March 04, 2016, 07:48:14 AM

just been looking at your website - true craftsmen are hard to find.

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: Steve Jones on March 04, 2016, 10:07:21 PM

Thanks Ed & Steve, There are still a lot of true craftsmen about but I do feel the numbers are in steady decline.
Steve my website is really basic I did it myself purely as an excuse to learn more about IT I don't use it as a tool to generate work having said that it has.

Title: Re: Cherry Gavel & Sounding Block
Post by: Mark Sanger on March 04, 2016, 10:53:05 PM

Great video Steve as ever, your skew work is a pleasure to watch, and a good lesson.