Mahogany box 1: Inside of lid and spigot Bob Hamilton 2013-01-19 | This video was recorded in September, 2011. I just never got around to editing and uploading it then. It is a small decorative box made from mahogany with an ebony finial due to a "design opportunity". There are 5 segments with a total run time of about 94 minutes.
Mounting a Dried Core for Finish Turning Bob Hamilton 2015-03-30 | This video shows the method I use to re-mount a dried core that does not have a tenon on it in order to do the finish turning.
Something a little different: Tuning Pegs Bob Hamilton 2014-12-01 | This video shows how I made some tuning pegs for ukeleles. It was interesting trying to figure out how to make the pegs reasonably efficiently and gave me some welcome practice with the skew chisel. This sort of thing would be impossible to do if I were relying on income from woodturning to put food on my table, but as a hobby turner I don't necessarily have to only do things that make economic sense. :D When I was in full swing I was able to crank out about 2 dozen pegs in a 3 hour turning session, so the full 100+ pegs probably took about 13 hours of lathe time plus the time to mill the stock and cut the blanks, which would add another 5 or 6 hours. At any sort of realistic shop rate that would make the finished pegs exorbitantly expensive. Good thing I'm not a pro! :D
Birdhouse Ornament Part 2 of 2 Bob Hamilton 2014-11-28 | Carl and Alan are trying to get folks to upload Christmas ornament videos so I finally forced myself to sit down at the computer long enough to edit some video. This is one is a whimsical birdhouse style ornament turned from walnut and box elder. Ooops! I guess I was kind of hurrying through the editing and didn't catch the part where I stopped to sharpen the parting tool. That is the kind of "dead time" that I usually chop out, but I missed this one. Sorry about that!
Birdhouse Ornament Part 1 of 2 Bob Hamilton 2014-11-28 | Carl and Alan are trying to get folks to upload Christmas ornament videos so I finally forced myself to sit down at the computer long enough to edit some video. This is one is a whimsical birdhouse style ornament turned from walnut and box elder.
Making a new crude steady rest Part 2 Bob Hamilton 2014-03-09 | I finally had need of a steady for the new lathe so I put together another crude steady rest sized to fit this lathe. The old one went with the DVR when I sold it. This is part two of a two part video showing the construction of the new steady.
Making a new crude steady rest Part 1 Bob Hamilton 2014-03-09 | I finally had need of a steady for the new lathe so I put together another crude steady rest sized to fit this lathe. The old one went with the DVR when I sold it. This is part one of a two part video showing the construction of the new steady.
My Small Shop Solution Bob Hamilton 2014-03-01 | This is a project I made that is quite specific to my need for a solid work surface that doesn't take up any room in my small workshop. It is unlikely that anyone else has the same requirements that I do so it may be of limited interest to most, but I am kinda proud of it. :D
My Review of the Carter & Son Toolworks Lathe tools Bob Hamilton 2014-02-03 | I have had the opportunity to try out some new lathe tools produced by Carter & Son Toolworks out of Seattle, Washington: http://carterandsontoolworks.comThe tools arrived ready to use right out of the package and were a delight to use. My thanks to Valerie and Paul for giving me the opportunity to test these tools.
Split turning Part 2 of 2 - Mounting the blank, turning and splitting Bob Hamilton 2014-01-05 | Split turning is a technique to make identical half round spindles for use as applied moldings on furniture or architectural projects. This video is part 2 of a 2 part series on using a paper joint to make a split turning.
Split turning Part 1 of 2 - Preparing the blank Bob Hamilton 2014-01-05 | Split turning is a technique to make identical half round spindles for use as applied moldings on furniture or architectural projects. This video is part 1 of a 2 part series on using a paper joint to make a split turning.
Trying a new food safe finish Bob Hamilton 2013-11-27 | Paul Clark of Culinary Woodcraft http://culinarywoodcraft.com/home.html sent me some samples of the new food safe finishes he is marketing to try out. They seem to be very easy to use and produce a good looking finish on kitchenware.
Coring bowls with the McNaughton and Oneway Easy Core Systems - Part 2 of 2 Bob Hamilton 2013-09-17 | I had two bowl blanks that were very nearly identical so I thought they would make good subjects to show both the Oneway Easy Core system and the McNaughton coring system in action under very similar circumstances. I broke the video down into two segments with a total run time of ~53 minutes. I am afraid I forgot to add the "Page Turn" transitions to this segment so there are several abrupt scene changes.I found the video of Dale Bonertz demonstrating the McNaughton system. It was the Rocky Mountain Woodturning Guild: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS2yIb0HAU4
Coring bowls with the McNaughton and Oneway Easy Core Systems - Part 1 of 2 Bob Hamilton 2013-09-17 | I had two bowl blanks that were very nearly identical so I thought they would make good subjects to show both the Oneway Easy Core system and the McNaughton coring system in action under very similar circumstances. I broke the video down into two segments with a total run time of ~53 minutes.
Doo Doo Doo Turning in my Backyard Bob Hamilton 2013-07-16 | Just finish turning a dried roughed out bowl on my small lathe in the backyard.
Mahogany box 5: Finishing the box Bob Hamilton 2013-01-20 | This video was recorded in September, 2011. I just never got around to editing and uploading it then. It is a small decorative box made from mahogany with an ebony finial due to a "design opportunity". There are 5 segments with a total run time of about 94 minutes.
Mahogany box 4: Turning the box body and hollowing Bob Hamilton 2013-01-20 | This video was recorded in September, 2011. I just never got around to editing and uploading it then. It is a small decorative box made from mahogany with an ebony finial due to a "design opportunity". There are 5 segments with a total run time of about 94 minutes.
Mahogany box 3: Turning the finial Bob Hamilton 2013-01-20 | This video was recorded in September, 2011. I just never got around to editing and uploading it then. It is a small decorative box made from mahogany with an ebony finial due to a "design opportunity". There are 5 segments with a total run time of about 94 minutes.
Mahogany box 2: Turning lid and design opportunity Bob Hamilton 2013-01-20 | This video was recorded in September, 2011. I just never got around to editing and uploading it then. It is a small decorative box made from mahogany with an ebony finial due to a "design opportunity". There are 5 segments with a total run time of about 94 minutes.
Very close call Bob Hamilton 2012-12-31 | The first few minutes of this video shows what happened when the rotary adaptor bearing on my vacuum chucking system seized while I was working on the bottom of a bowl. The rest or the video shows how I replaced the bearing on the rotary adaptor. I was very fortunate to escape injury when the bowl exploded.
Update Dec 4 2012 Bob Hamilton 2012-12-11 | This is a "shop tour" type update of what I have been doing for the last few months that has been keeping me from uploading any new videos.
Saving bowls segment 3 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2012-07-27 | In this segment I complete the turning of the bowl and apply finish.
Saving bowls segment 2 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2012-07-27 | In this video I glue in a filler piece of wood and start turning a patched bowl, using the gouge I re-shaped in my previous video for the majority of the turning.
Saving bowls segment 1 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2012-07-27 | In this video I make a fixture for holding a split bowl to allow me to cut out the split area on my table saw.
Converting a standard grind gouge to a side grind gouge Bob Hamilton 2012-07-06 | In this video I take a new bowl gouge that has a traditional or standard grind on it and convert it to a long grind or side grind gouge.
Finish turning a roughout Part 2 Bob Hamilton 2012-04-19 | This is the second part of a two part video about finish turning a dried bowl roughout.
Finish turning a roughout Part 1 Bob Hamilton 2012-04-19 | This is the first of two parts about finish turning a dried bowl roughout. I apologize for the annoying stutter in the audio track. I can't figure out how to correct it.
Roughing bowls part 3 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2012-01-25 | This is the third part of three of a video showing how I cut a log into bowl blanks and roughed them out into rough bowls ready for drying.
Roughing bowls part 2 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2012-01-25 | This is the second part of three of a video showing how I cut a log into bowl blanks and roughed them out into rough bowls ready for drying.
Roughing bowls part 1 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2012-01-25 | This is the first segment of three of a video about how I cut a log into bowl blanks and roughed them out into rough bowls ready for drying.
Quick vacuum chuck Bob Hamilton 2011-12-12 | I recorded this last summer while turning outside in my back yard. The camera microphone likes to pick up ambient sound so excuse the bird calls, wind and traffic noise. The sound was muted while the vacuum was running near the end of the video and the video ends rather abruptly. I don't have a title screen or lead in for this one but, as always, thank you for watching.
Crude spindle steady Bob Hamilton 2011-11-17 | This is the crude spindle steady I made a few years ago and it works well enough that I have never bothered to change it. I don't use a steady very often and this one seems to do the job when I need it. These clips are excerpted from my tall, thin stemmed goblet video where they were edited out due to the length of the video.
Tall thin stemmed goblet: Part 1 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2011-11-15 | This is the first segment of three of a video showing how I turned a tall, thin stemmed goblet. My apologies for the lack of close up views but the project required all of my attention and I had none left over to adjust the camera. It has been heavily edited for length.
Tall thin stemmed goblet: Part 3 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2011-11-15 | This is the third segment of three of a video showing how I turned a tall, thin stemmed goblet. My apologies for the lack of close up views but the project required all of my attention and I had none left over to adjust the camera. It has been heavily edited for length.
Tall thin stemmed goblet: Part 2 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2011-11-15 | This is the second segment of three of a video showing how I turned a tall, thin stemmed goblet. My apologies for the lack of close up views but the project required all of my attention and I had none left over to adjust the camera. It has been heavily edited for length.
Christmas ornament globe and assembly Bob Hamilton 2011-10-30 | This video shows me turning a basic globe type Christmas ornament and assembling the pendant and hanger piece to it at the end.
Christmas ornament pendant Bob Hamilton 2011-10-30 | This video shows me turning a walnut pendant and hanger piece for a globe type Christmas ornament. If you have already viewed my other Christmas ornament series you will find that this pendant is pretty much the same and is turned using the same techniques, so you can skip right to the globe part of the ornament if you like.
Glue press Bob Hamilton 2011-10-14 | This video is in response to requests I have received for more information about the glue press I use for clamping segmented bowl assemblies.
Coring backwards6: Completing the bowl Bob Hamilton 2011-09-27 | This is the sixth segment of six of a companion video for my article "Coring backwards" about constructing a bowl blank from rings parted from a board on the lathe.
Coring backwards5: Finish turning the bowl Bob Hamilton 2011-09-27 | This is the fifth segment of six of a companion video for my article "Coring backwards" about constructing a bowl blank from rings parted from a board on the lathe.
Coring backwards4: Rough turning the bowl Bob Hamilton 2011-09-27 | This is the fourth segment of six of a companion video for my article "Coring backwards" about constructing a bowl blank from rings parted from a board on the lathe.
Coring backwards3: Preparing for glue-up Bob Hamilton 2011-09-27 | This is the third segment of six of a companion video for my article "Coring backwards" about constructing a bowl blank from rings parted from a board on the lathe.
Coring backwards2: Cutting the rings Bob Hamilton 2011-09-27 | This is thesecond segment of six of a companion video for my article "Coring backwards" about constructing a bowl blank from rings parted from a board on the lathe.
Coring backwards 1: Layout & Mounting Bob Hamilton 2011-09-27 | This is the first segment of six of a companion video for my article "Coring backwards" about constructing a bowl blank from rings parted from a board on the lathe.
Banksia pod angel wing - Segment 3 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2011-08-10 | This is the third of three segments of a video about turning an angel wing form from a banksia pod.
Banksia pod angel wing - Segment 2 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2011-08-10 | This is the second of three segments of a video about turning an angel wing form from a banksia pod.
Banksia pod angel wing - Segment 1 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2011-08-10 | This is the first of three segments of a video about turning an angel wing form from a banksia pod.
Napkin ring tips Bob Hamilton 2011-07-31 | This is just a quick video showing a few tips for turning napkin rings. I have just finished turning a whole bunch of napkin rings to be given out at my son's wedding reception.
Turning an Oak Platter - Segment 3 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2011-03-04 | This is the third segment of three about turning a small platter or plate from oak.
Turning an Oak Platter - Segment 2 of 3 Bob Hamilton 2011-03-04 | This is the second segment of three about turning a small platter or plate from oak.
