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268142 Nichael Cramer <nichael@s...> 2019‑03‑20 Cool stuff
I don't know if anyone's posted this here before, but
it was knew to me and I thought it was neat:

Making Matryoshka (mostly) by hand:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtFC4_UaPzI

I especially like the business about using the two pieces of wood
at different humidity so that they "grip" each other properly.

N
268164 Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> 2019‑03‑21 Re: Cool stuff
I enjoyed watching the use of a very sharp knife on the lathe

Ed
268165 Ed Minch <ruby1638@a...> 2019‑03‑21 Re: Cool stuff
Also wondering about Limewood. Is that the same wood that Grinling Gibbons used
to get all that fantastic detail out of his carvings?  What is another name for
that wood?  And do they turn that 12” log dow to 2-3-4” and that’s all you get?



Ed
268166 Michael Blair <branson2@s...> 2019‑03‑21 Re: Cool stuff
Lime wood is another name for basswood. 

Mike in Woodlans
268169 nichael@s... 2019‑03‑21 Re: Cool stuff
> Also wondering about Limewood. Is that the same wood that Grinling Gibbons
> used to get all that fantastic detail out of his carvings?  What is
> another name for that wood?

"Lime" is Brit-speak for "basswood".

> And do they turn that 12” log dow to 2-3-4” and that’s all you get?

I understood them to say that they split out the smaller billet
in order to get the best/most-stable/most-consistent grain.
But basically, yeah.


Also, I liked the potato-based primer for the wood,
but I must admit that I was a bit suspicious about how
quickly the they skipped over the discussion of the
all-natural finish/varnish that was "safe to be rubbed
on by hand".

N
268170 james rich <jameslrich3@g...> 2019‑03‑21 Re: Cool stuff
That was an awesome video , if yo do any wood turning at all , you will
appreciate the skill these lady's have.
The shape of the business end of her turning tool was interesting and
definitely effective . Kind of a combination
skew and parting tool , I would guess  that time is money and having a to
change tools every couple seconds is not
very efficient.  I also found the method they use for priming the dolls
very interesting , I would have never thought
of using potato starch as a sealer, I'm going to have to research that a
little more . Thanks for posting this.

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