WOOD TURNING

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WOOD TURNING
Take a look at this photo of our wood lathe. Get
to know the names of the important parts of the
lathe, you might be asked to name and describe
them in the exam. It might be useful also to know
the names of the most common turning tools and be
able to describe what they do.
SKEW CHISEL
Skews are the basic chisels used in spindle
turning for cutting beads, shearing the ends of
boxes or cylinders and smoothing cylinder edges.
ROUGHING GOUGE
Designed for taking a square piece of wood down
to round.
PARTING TOOL
Creates a gap in the wood and is used to cut off
a section of the wood to an exact length (part
off).
ROUND NOSED SCRAPER
Perfect for achieving a smooth finish after
shaping has been completed by other tools.