Richard Raffan turning a thin finial for practice @RichardRaffanwoodturning

Richard Raffan | Richard Raffan turning a thin finial for practice @RichardRaffanwoodturning | Uploaded January 2024 | Updated October 2024, 10 hours ago.
Turning very thin finials is very good practice that improves your overall turning technique.
This was to have been at the end the previous video on skew chisel basics so you could see the skew in action. Any tool pressure against the wood, and the spindle will break.

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