Name: Richard Raffan converts a cedar half-log to woodturning blanks @RichardRaffanwoodturning
Uploaded: 2024-03-29T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: Here you see how I work around splits as I cut defect-free blanks for woodturning. I needed a 100mm square 200mm long for a goblet. You see the goblet turned in the 14th. 4-Ways project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPiyDSqt7mo&t=2097s

Richard Raffan | Richard Raffan turns green elm into a small beaded pot @RichardRaffanwoodturning | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
This crossgrain green-turned pot is 90mm long, 75mm wide, 75mm high. You see to how I cut undercut rim cleanly using a standard gouge, hollow using standard scrapers, cut beads with a spindle gouge, and reverse chuck to remove the foot. See the blank cut in: youtube.com/watch?v=4Qj0tKIRGGE&t=27s

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Richard Raffan converts a cedar half-log to woodturning blanks