Woodturning How To Video – Wood Turn a Segmented Knob
This woodturning how to video shows how to wood turn a segmented knob on a wood lathe using basic turning tools. In this woodturning project a parting tool
, roughing gouge
, and spindle goug
e with a fingernail grind were used to wood turn the glue up. The woods used for the glue up were hard maple and African mahogany.
The YouTube woodturning how to video shows a woodturner tightening the segmented glue up into the lathe chuck
and then turning a tenon. The tenon is then reversed and tightened within the lathe chuck so that the woodturner can woodturn the main body. Notice how the designs in wood appear as the woodturning
takes shape.
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A star pattern of maple emerges in the woodturning how to video as the woodturning project
progresses. Watch how the two laminated woods contrast one another as the woodturner rounds out the knob. Since the star pattern is solid throughout the wooden block, the white tips of the maple star appear as white lines between the arched African mahogany on the outside perimeter of the segmented woodturning.
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Various grits of sandpaper
are used to sand and smooth the wooden project of the woodturning how to video. The woodturner starts with 120 grit and progresses to 320 grit wet & dry sandpaper
. Afterwards, the woodturning project is nice and smooth to the touch.
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Finally, the woodturning how to video shows how a wood finish of Tried and True varnish oil finish
is applied. The lathe chuck still has a firm grip on the tenon, the wood lathe
is turned on, and the finish is a applied using a paper towel. Only a small amount of the oil finish is necessary for a few reasons. The oil varnish simply goes a long way and the segmented woodturning is small. Also, the woodturner wants to avoid any splatter of oil as it is applied to the woodturning project. For this reason it is still a very good idea to work safe and always wear a faceshield
during the application of the wood finish.
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