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I have heard it called bottom feeder and micro bevel gouge .

this might help. https://turnawoodbowl.com/micro-bevel-gouge-wood-bowl-secret-weapon/

You reground your existing scrapers into negative rake, so you have a real set. Really no need to spend on a set labeled neg rake.
You are going to find that the tool dulls fast I keep a burnishing...

Any combined angle less that 90 I use 40 degrees on each side, so I don't have to change the platform angle when sharpening. But I am still working on an angle I like best.

I've Been out of the shop for a bit. I just finished this up for my new Granddaughters room Among some other turnings that have been on the back burner. (I didn't forget about you Rez.)
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This was my first lathe, I bought it at harbor freight for around 125.00 back in 2007/8.
Back then I used to bring it out in the yard when I wanted to use it. (The sole reason I chose it) It is...

Nice!! What will you put in your new box!! :D

In my research into casting, I have found that the different types of resin have different bonding properties. For example, I have done some work with carbon fiber for fishing rod handles and have...

The following are all poured without a pot using Liquid Diamonds resin.

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These are just some I have a few pen blanks in the shop that I made without a...

Time to start pouring your own blanks. I started doing my own and it and it is not at all difficult. and with the rite epoxy there is really no need for a pressure pot.

It has no finish on it, yet the boar knot may or may not end up in it. I have found that this wood darkens quite a bit when finished.
This bowl is from the same log finished with shine juice....

I know this belongs in the brushmakers alcove but it's kind of dead in there.
A rook brush made from Spalted EU beach from a tree that was planted in Newport RI Back in the gilded age. The tree was...

I had one gouge with aluminum handle like those. For me it was OK, but I really didn't like the feel of it. The great thing is we can always make new handles.

I found the cheat to make the pawns and all the others for that matter. This is just one of the companies in India that make the chess men for the world championships. And safety is of little...

Now to make 16 pawns then carving the knights.
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Don't forget the learned skills from doing them without one. If someone is so inclined Duplicators for the lathe are fairly easy to make. There are a few YouTube vids on how to make them.

Here you go.
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The king Likes her that way.:rofl2:

Not happy with the proportions of Queen's crown but that's why we prototype.
The same thing happened with the finial on top the king's crown. I'm just going to fix them both when I turn the actual...

The queen in this set has a 1.7-inch base. So fitting a 25mm (1'') knot would be no problem at all. Just a matter of adjusting the height of the base to accommodate the extra depth needed to set the...

I started the knight prototype this morning. I will say wood carvers do not have it easy.
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I decided to make a prototype of each piece then figure out a way to easily duplicate the pawns.



I think the queen will be one of the easier ones to make.
Define "really big."

I agree for the most part but in this case on the chess board differences in the pawns will stick out like a sore thumb.

awesome work as always Gasman.

I started a chess set today. Well, I did one pawn prototype. now to spin 16 exactly the same. I really wanted to make the set from boxwood and ebony, but the cost...

She said the pepper one with the black top gets stuck. I have not checked it myself yet. No Polishing just the way thy came from craft supplies.

I used that same salt and pepper mill kit last year With matching measuring cups.
My daughter says one has become difficult to turn.
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