Andrew Pritchard Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I'd like to start down the rabbit hole of turning, but there are no shop classes local to me. I've learnt most of my woodworking from videos (Marc's Fancy Raised Panel got me into woodworking), so I'm used to learning from there. Does anyone have any basic instructional videos, especially incorporating any safety tips? At the moment, I'm only really interesting in little projects - drawer pulls, pens, that kind of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick A McQuay Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Mike Waldt and Captain Eddie on Youtube are two, there are dozens of others but start with them as they know what they are doing. Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using Tapatalk 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jHop Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Check with Roger on this site. He posted a video some time back that was very useful, but I don't remember where the link is off hand. I also use an old podcast from 2007 about sharpening turning tools. If I remember rightly (been a while) it's from the same group that now does the Woodsmith videos, but before they took that name? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Carl Jacobson is another you might want to check out he turns a lot of items good project idea person. later ill post some sites you might find useful 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcwick08 Posted July 10, 2014 Report Share Posted July 10, 2014 Youtube, baby! A search for "basic wood turning" or "wood lathe basics" will turn up a number of videos on the subject. Watch a bunch, sum and average their advice, and you'll have a good place to start from. If you've got a Woodcraft store near you, they can sometimes be a good place to start as well. I got started turning years ago by talking to a store employee who was an accomplished turner at my local woodcraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim0625 Posted July 19, 2014 Report Share Posted July 19, 2014 Captain Eddie Castelin and Carl Jacobson are good sources. I've ordered some carbide cutters from Capt Eddie and spoken to him on the phone a few times. He's really nice, informative, and patient to answer questions. His videos (along with Carl's) are very instructional. Capt Eddie will show you a lot of ways to do things on the cheap such as sharpening. But as Xett said, youtube is your friend. There's a ton of stuff out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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