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Threaded Box: Cutting a Cylinder From "Woodturning Techniques" episode DWTT-103

Turning wood for Master Woodturner David Hout is a passion that he shares with student Katie Gates. Together they make a beautiful threaded box.

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Tools:

Mini lathe
1" roughing gouge
3/8" spindle gouge
Thin parting tool
Standard parting tool
French curve scraper
Square end scraper
Calipers
Depth gauge
Dry wood blank
Shellac/wood finish

Steps:

• Place the wood square in the lathe. Use a roughing gouge to make a cylinder. Start at the corner, rolling the tool towards the center.
  

  Figure A

• Move the lathe rest in toward the wood. Use a parting tool to make tenons on each end (figure A).
  

  Figure B

• Establish the top and bottom of the wood using a parting tool to separate (figure B). 1/3 of the wood should be the top; the other 2/3 is the bottom.
  
  

  ALSO IN THIS EPISODE:
  	Threaded Box: Cutting a Cylinder
  	Threaded Box: Hollowing
  	Threaded Box: Cutting Threads
  	Threaded Box: Finishing the Box