stenocoma (March 7, 2008 at 9:33 pm)

Shut the hell up with this safety crap! It's a turning video, and he knows what he's doing.

walkinthefloor (January 22, 2008 at 3:29 am)

i used to work for a tree trimming company so no chaps didnt bother me though a beginner ought to use. besides he had a holder of sorts. as far as splitting with a wedge that dont work usually because of the grain of the wood can cause it to split wrong. as far as masks go thats bad for microphones. over all pretty good video.

Jawaid49 (December 30, 2007 at 4:14 am)

Excellent demo of technique; I learned something and will work on my first rough edge bowl tomorrow, on a smaller scale though.Thanks

piceaspruce (November 24, 2007 at 5:44 am)

He should have protective chaps or pants and the full hearing protection but if anyone who uses a chainsaw a lot (I cut trees for a living), you get fairly used to working a chainsaw and cutting tangentially as he did is fairly easy. Especially on his log rest. Also, for the metal on metal, didn't you see Mythbusters..they tested the whole metal on metal thing and it came up myth.

Johnmorand (October 19, 2007 at 3:50 am)

This video is one of the worst examples of using a chain saw that I have ever seen. No hearing protection, no protective clothing, no face guard. Then we move to the shop and he does not wear safety glasseswhile poundin on metal, and no mask to prevent inhalation of dust, another very bad example. Standing directly on to the lathe during the initial spin up is also a dumb idea.John MorandAAW

idefix6619 (August 31, 2007 at 8:54 pm)

c est un gros naze

hankmerkle (July 24, 2007 at 10:27 pm)

JT-Great first video, just found some of the wood turning videos on You tube! I do have to comment on the T-shirt - My oldman is an excelsior fan - I am not sure how many he has! (at least three!) going to look at Part 2.Hank Merkle"Keep the chips flying - and the blank on the lathe!"

canderso (June 4, 2007 at 12:29 am)

Hey all you downunder-turners. JT's title is available on DVD. Check out the artinres. com website!

archie1055 (June 3, 2007 at 4:01 am)

John Our woodcrafting club would thoroughly enjoy seeing how its done across the waves.We are in the Byron Bay area of Australia..sadly our club facilities do not have access to the internet so group showings are impossible. However I will pass in onto those members who are fortunate enough to have broadband or satellite coverage. On the slower internet downloading such a large file is nigh impossible. So from downunder this video was way over

johnknoefler (May 12, 2007 at 3:15 am)

Darn I wanted to watch. Oh well.