SMOOTHING A CYLINDER
To smooth a cylinder, use a large skew chisel. This requires practice, but experience with this tool is very important. Place the cutting point near the center of chis- el and high on the work (Fig. 38). Sometimes, in striving for a certain position in relation to the work, the begin- ner will often overlook this
USING THE PARTING TOOL
The parting tool is perhaps the easiest turning chisel to handle. Simply push this scraping tool into the work Fig. 39. A somewhat better cutting action is obtained if the handle is held low. This tool is, in many cases, held with one hand while the other hand holds the calipers in the cutting groove. When parting tool cuts are deep, a clearance cut should be made alongside the first cut (Fig. 40) to prevent burning the tool point.
SQUARING AN END
The parting tool can be used to quickly square an end. Since the parting tool is a rough cutter, the cut can then be smoothed by the use the skew. However, the whole operation can be done with the skew. In using the skew, make your first cut a nicking cut with the toe of the skew (Fig. 41). A deep cut here could burn the chisel, so a clearance cut is made by inclining the skew away from the first cut and pushing the tool into the work. This procedure of side cut and clearance cut is contin- ued as often as needed. NOTE: While the skew can be pushed into the wood in any direction, the cutting edge itself must be inclined a little away from this plane .If the full cutting edge of skew bears against the cut surface, the tool will have a tendency to run. See Fig. 42 for the proper way to make the cut. Push the chisel straight into the work, and incline the cutting edge away from the cut surface. Use only the extreme end of the toe for this cut. This important principle in skew handling will be used repeatedly in making shoulders, beads and vee cuts.
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