Dick Tuttle Demo

Dick Tuttle recently moved south but before he left he was generous enough to demo for our club.  These photos were taken just days before Dick's departure.  I'm sure he would have preferred being home getting organized instead of driving an hour for this demo. It just shows how dedicated Dick is to woodturning and teaching others what he knows.  Thanks again Dick, we'll miss you up here in PA.

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Bill Grumbine introduces long time friend Dick Tuttle.

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Dick displayed and discussed some of his work.

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Dick demonstrated how he makes a bowl. He prefers to mount blanks onto a face plate.

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Even though the blank is securely fastened to a face plate, Dick likes to use the tail stock for added support.  Especially when using a lathe he is not familiar with.

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Dick begins roughing the outside of the bowl.

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The group is encouraged to feel the final cut. Bill says that it's as smooth as a baby's a#!.

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A fine shearing cut is made for the final pass.

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After the tenon is made and the final cut is complete, Dick removes the face plate so he can reverse the bowl.

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Reversing the bowl into a Stronghold chuck.

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Dick empties the bowl.  Moving the tool from the edge of the bowl to the center.

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Dick describes how he likes the tool rest height adjusted so the tip of the tool is at center when the tool is held parallel to the lathe bed.

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Dick prepares a jam chuck to finish the bottom of the bowl.


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Dick makes sure the bowl spins true.
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Removing the tenon for a nice finish.

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Dick likes to use a flat carving chisel to remove the nub at the tail stock. This saves time and the hassel of carving the nub off after the bowl is removed from the lathe.

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The chisel is simply fed under the nub.


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When the nub is cut through, the bowl remains safely on the lathe due to the preassure of the jam chuck.  Nice trick!
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Tim Albertson holds the finished product.

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December 2001