2023年3月2日 · What is a skew cut? A skew cut is a type of cut that is made at an angle to the direction of the wood grain. It is done by holding the carving knife at an angle and using a slicing motion to remove small pieces of wood. The angle of the cut can vary, and different angles can be used to create different effects.

2020年12月20日 · Woodturning Skew Cuts: V Cuts. Part of the series: Woodturning Skew & Gouge Cuts. A V cut is used to cut a slot on each side of a line. Learn how to do vee c...

2025年3月4日 · Master the skew chisel by practicing on scrap rather than on a turning you want to keep. Ruining a candlestick or lamp base causes permanent skew-shyness. Instead, rip 2×4s into 2×2s and cut them 6–12" long, avoiding knots. Practice planing cuts first. When you are comfortable with planing, make a series of evenly spaced V-cuts.

2021年4月14日 · There are only three profiles, or shapes, you can cut on a spindle with a skew: straight lines (cylinders or tapers), shallow concave (long coves), and convex (beads). There are four surfaces that need to be honed on a skew during sharpening.

Learning to use a skew chisel is well worth your time and energy. Here is how to make the most common skew cuts. Peeling cut Let’s start with the peeling cut, which does not usually leave a clean surface but is perhaps the best way to remove a great deal of wood quickly. Use it to rough a cylinder to size and for forming tenons.

Cut to the waste side with a Vee cut—then turn away material on the waste side until you reach a cylinder (using either a peeling or planning cut). Make the cut to the line using the same method as for a shoulder cut (for the square shouldered

The skew chisel is your most versatile tool and is capable of many different uses. The basic cuts from which all skew chisel operations evolve are the planing cut, the peel cut, and the “V” cut. Planing cuts As with the bench plane for the cabinetmaker, the skew’s planing cut

2019年11月4日 · A skew chisel is a long, flat, bevel-edged chisel with an angled tip. The long point of the chisel's cutting edge is called the toe, whereas the shortest point of the cutting edge is called the heel. In most cases, it's the toe of the skew chisel that gets the novice woodturner into trouble with the skew chisel.

Begin with your skew in the ‘planing cut’ position. Start the left side of the ball just to the right of the V you just made. Lift the handle and roll the skew counter clock wise so that the shank ends up close to vertical, with the toe up. Take light cuts, improving the shape with each cut.

2024年11月7日 · Woodturning expert Brian Simmons demystifies the skew chisel by showing the secrets to making three basic-but-beautiful cuts. With the skew sharp, we can start turning. I've taken a block of basswood, roughed it down to a cylinder, to practice the planing cut.