Getting started – advice from Glenn Lucas on what you need to woodturn
- Workspace – preferably with concrete floor
- garden shed
- garage
- purpose built workshop
- Woodturning lathe – new or used
- mini lathe
- midi lathe
- professional lathe
- Lathe accessories
- face plate
- chuck
- drill chuck
- centres
- Safety wear
- face shield
- dust protection
- woodturner’s smock/jacket
5. Tools.
- FACE PLATE OR BOWL TURNING tools (long handles)
- ⅝” bar ∅ bowl gouge (GL4)
- French curve negative rake scraper 1 ⅜” x ⅜” (GL1)
- 1″ radius edge skew chisel (GL9)
- SPINDLE TURNING tools (10 inch shorter handles)
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- ¾” Spindle Roughing Gouge (HCT064 )
- ⅛” Parting Tool (HCT090)
- 1″ radius edge skew chisel (GL9)
- ⅜” Beading and Parting Tool (HCT095)
- ⅜” spindle gouge (GL8)
- Sharpening system
- slow speed water-cooled system ( Tormek T4 or T7)
- bench grinder – with flat tool rest and sharpening jigs
- Wood
- off-cuts from local cabinet-maker
- woodturning supply shop
- other woodturners
- tree surgeon
- storm-felled
- Finishing
- sandpaper, cloth-backed
- oil – mineral, walnut
- wax
I look forward to welcoming you to my workshop for a class sometime.
Videos – downloads or discs available for feature length tuition on woodturning.