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turning a bowl on a foot-powered lathe Posted by: robinturns
Video duration: 290 seconds Robin Wood demonstrates how a bowl is made on a traditional foot-powered lathe. If you have any questions take a look at the forum on www.bodgers.org.uk Related: bowl, craft, traditional, treen, turning |
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battle of the bowlturners Posted by: robinturns
Video duration: 195 seconds man vs machine ... traditional bowl turner Robin Wood on his foot powered lathe races a friend on an electric lathe to see who can make a bowl fastest ... who will win ... ??? Related: bowl, craft, lathe, traditional, treen, turning |
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making Robin Hood's bowl Posted by: robinturns
Video duration: 220 seconds Traditional turner Robin Wood shows how he used a branch trimmed from an ancient oak tree in Sherwood Forest to make a replica of a Medieval bowl from Austin Friary in Leicester. This bowl was commissioned by Sherwood: the living legend as part of their bid to the BIG Lottery Fund's People's £50million Contest and they sent along their own Robin to collect the bowl... Related: bowl, hood, robin, traditional, turning, wood |
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front room spoon carving - part 1: axe Posted by: robinturns
Video duration: 205 seconds Robin Wood demonstrates his skills with an axe to carve a cooking spoon. Carving this way is a very accessible hobby; the tools are very reasonably priced, the raw material is everywhere (yes, it grows on trees!) and there is no need for a dedicated workspace... Robin carves in his front room in front of the fire! For more details of Robin's work see www.robin-wood.co.uk Related: bushcraft, carving, craft, mears, ray, spoon, traditional |
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front room spoon carving - part 2: knife Posted by: robinturns
Video duration: 180 seconds Robin Wood demonstrates using a knife to continue carving the spoon he had previously axed out. Robin teaches spoon carving courses from his home in Derbyshire, UK. Related: bushcraft, carving, craft, mears, ray, spoon, traditional |
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front room spoon carving - part 3: curved knife Posted by: robinturns
Video duration: 187 seconds As the spoon takes shape, Robin Wood demonstrates how to use curved knives to hollow inside the bowl. In a final installment Nicola will demonstrate how to finish a spoon without sandpaper or abrasives. Related: bushcraft, carving, craft, mears, ray, spoon, traditional |
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front room spoon carving - part 4: finishing Posted by: robinturns
Video duration: 273 seconds ... without sandpaper or abrasives! Nicola Wood demonstrates how to achieve a beautiful, durable tooled finish to a hand carved spoon without sanding it. Nicola & Robin Wood teach advanced spoon carving techniques to people with existing experience. For details see www.robin-wood.co.uk Related: bushcraft, carving, craft, mears, ray, spoon, traditional |
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hewing beams the Japanese way Posted by: robinturns
Video duration: 141 seconds Video of a Japanese master craftsman hewing beams taken at the first German Kesurokai, Diesdorf, August 2005. For more details see Robin Wood's blog http://greenwood-car ving.blogspot.com/ Related: bushcraft, craft, robin, traditional, wood |
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making turning tools Posted by: robinturns
Video duration: 79 seconds A short clip of Robin Wood hand forging some new bowl turning hook tools and also having a go on a power hammer. Our thanks to bladesmith Owen Bush for use of his excellent facilities! Related: bowl, craft, lathe, traditional, treen, turning |
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hewing beams the German way Posted by: robinturns
Video duration: 92 seconds Video of German craftsmen hewing beams taken at the first German Kesurokai, Diesdorf, August 2005. For more details see Robin Wood's blog http://greenwood-car ving.blogspot.com/ Related: bushcraft, craft, robin, traditional, wood |
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bushcraft spoon carving Posted by: robinturns
Video duration: 209 seconds Teaching spoon carving in the bushcraft area at Chopwell Wood ... and having a lot of laughs too! More details of Robin & Nicola Wood's spoon carving courses at http://www.spooncarv ing.net/ Related: bushcraft, carving, craft, mears, ray, spoon, traditional |
