In this video tutorial I examine four different ways to rough a wood blank to round on a wood lathe. As woodturners we run into different situations that can be unique to each project we are working on. Hopefully using each one of these skills will increase your versatility and speed as you start your woodturning projects.
The first technique is using a basic spindle roughing gouge between centers to knock down the corners on a piece of hardwood. Next I show how to use a bowl gouge to start turning a bowl. A little more advanced is doing a peeling cut with a skew chisel. Lastly I show a technique I like to call a floating planing cut. There are many ways to get a wood blank round these are just a few. Hopefully as you put these into practice it will increase your speed and skill at woodturning.
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