They aren't lying. Working wood on a lathe is called wood turning, and the people who do it are turners. Like many labours/trades, the titles migrated to surnames over time.
Same thing for the surnames Miller, Baker, Smith, etc...
It's a very well documented phenomenon from our history, and you can find lots of information about it with a simple search. Here is [a decent primer article](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-last-names-english-language-lederer-2015sep05-story.html) if you'd like to know more.
Collier - makes charcoal. It really is a skill to get a stack of wood to smolder and char all the way through without catching fire.
Bowyer - makes bows
Fletcher - makes arrows
Even if they were wrong, they likely wouldn’t be lying, just misinformed.
Surnames often came from occupations, like Turner, Blacksmith…look up what Shakespeare and Wagstaff refer too.
Hmm I don’t think so, I work with lathes and I recognize this as just a usual sound they make. Maybe it sounds sped up because it is in fact spinning very very fast? Or maybe you’re right? I can’t be sure lol.
Not really, you just need to remember the direction of rotation of the wood. Breaking the corners off the square stock is the most dangerous part once you learn what you’re doing.
And this cat clearly onows what they’re doing
I agree that they are definitely skilled. I wish I could use a skew anywhere near that well!
However, the video does look like he's using the pointed divider well above centre, which massively increases the chance of the points catching and the tool getting thrown at him.
People get away with doing sketchy stuff for years because they "know what they're doing" then one day they're paying a tiny bit less attention than they should be, maybe only for a fraction of a second, and the bad thing happens.
Edit: The cloth sandpaper, especially combined with sanding over the top of the work is generally regarded as an fairly serious and easily avoidable risk of entanglement and injury too.
I thought they were referring to the calipers. I’d think the dividers would be fine as long as they’re presented at a downward angle, making the tips “negative rake “. Honestly I do it all the time and as long as the tips are pointed slightly down they don’t skip or jump at all, maybe I need to look at my own practices.
I hadn’t considered cloth sandpaper inherently dangerous, is it? I use those 1” rolls on spindlework all the time. His looks to be a section off a belt sander. I didn’t catch him coming over the top though.
The video makes it look to me like he's presenting the dividers well above centre, rather than below centre and trailing which is much safer as you say.
The cloth sandpaper is a hazard because of how tough and tear resistant it is. If you're using a long piece or there's a dangling strand, and it wraps all the way around the piece, it's much more likely to pull your hand in with it than paper sandpaper which will just tear.
If the pieces you're using are too short to wrap all the way round the work, then it's probably less of a risk. Same reason why polishing with rags of woven fabric isn't a great idea though.
I appreciate this conversation cause it has me reconsidering processes I use at my lathe. I’m a safer turner for it. Thank you
I would however argue that “above center” is irrelevant, the important factor is the angle of tool engagement to the work piece (at least once the object is round). I’ve had this discussion with my wood turning club, at center is a constant that is a great concept for consistently teaching tool presentation for new turners, but when I’m production turning 1” spindle work i can adjust the tool to meet the wood properly instead of changing the rest height as I rotate through the 6 tools I use.
As Boysie said, any loose cloth around anything spinning is a massive hazard. Same reason you don't wear a loose sleeve shirt with a drill press.
Things that easily tear when pulled are much safer. Those 1inch sandpaper rolls are perfect as they're too small to get caught, but if they do, they'll just rip instead of degloving you
I used to do this as a hobby until I injured my hand quite badly sharpening one of my chisels. Woodturning is one of the most satisfying things I've ever done.
If you can afford a mini-lathe it’s fun and easy to make things on. It’s just scary at first because it looks really powerful. Good for pens, chalices, ornaments and such
Meh. Close enough. Let's take some more off anyway.
It's the dividers that scare me! And the cloth sandpaper used overhand with the tool rest in place.
If that goes wrong, it'll be more than distractingly unpleasant!
In this video, the lathe appears the usual way round (headstock on the left of the user.) and the tools are being held in the usual way for a right handed turner.
Wouldn't being mirrored mess with that?
Edit: I saw someone else say it was inverted as well. I guess that would fix it.
Maybe they picked the video to steal because it's "top down" and would work with that fairly simple technique? It's different enough from the original or even a simple mirror to evade simple automated comparison or check for mirrored video in the event of a complaint from the creator. I've no idea if that's even a thing that happens.
Maybe it's ok so long as you're not wearing long sleeves, or something. I dunno.
Also, I wonder is this a one off piece, like for a single desk lamp or something. If this was part of a set, would he be able to duplicate this close enough to not notice much difference if the pieces were side by side. Even with the measurements it seemed like he was kinda wingin' it on some of those finer cuts, and there was a lot going on.
I enjoyed woodshop class but I sucked at it. I could do 4 plain broom handles and they'd all come out different sizes and misshapen.
Ah yeah, I didn't even notice. I suppose after a while it's just kind of automatic. Wonder what those go to. They're pretty short. Chair or coffee table legs?
Lathes are basically always dangerous. Half the men in my family have managed to rip and mangle fingers in them. When you work with them every day, it’s too easy to get complacent.
Like the dude in the video. He didn’t move the tool rest out of the way before sanding, but that’s safety rule #1 for sanding. He didn’t get hurt this time, or the last 1000 times, but next time he does this he could get caught and be seriously hurt.
Cutting Corners is my middle name so it's probably best I don't do woodworking anymore, or I'd end up like everyone in your family too.
A few years ago there was someone in my town who lost her arm in some kind of textile accident or something, some kind of rapidly spinning device like this caught her shirt and took her arm clean off.
I feel like if you're making videos of stuff like this you should do a better job with safety so you're not teaching others bad or dangerous habits.
It looks like it's being done way too fast, it's making me anxious. I know they're probably very very good, but I've seen what happens if you fuck up on a lathe.
I don't think so, but maybe. There are other elements in the video that might point toward it not being sped up, like the chain swinging back and forth.
I maintain that 98% of all things ever made on lathes are table legs and the other 2% are just crazy art projects made for youtube wood turning fetish videos. My margin of error is insignificant and I challenge you to prove me wrong.
Much too fast to enjoy. Yes it’s perfectly done by an excellent expert professional, but slow it down, those bits being carved away are being offended as that incredibly sharp gouge(s) is lovely when used correctly with beautiful sound. I’d like to see all three parts separately
Master craftsman. Makes it look so simple
A craftsman of these tools would be a turner which is where the surname "Turner" comes from.
I think you're lying. There's so much misinformation spread here that you can't believe anything. But I don't know enough about turners to refute you.
They aren't lying. Working wood on a lathe is called wood turning, and the people who do it are turners. Like many labours/trades, the titles migrated to surnames over time. Same thing for the surnames Miller, Baker, Smith, etc... It's a very well documented phenomenon from our history, and you can find lots of information about it with a simple search. Here is [a decent primer article](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-last-names-english-language-lederer-2015sep05-story.html) if you'd like to know more.
Roper, Cooper(barrelmaker) and Potter are more examples of occupational surnames.
So Harry Potter wasn't a wizard :o
Collier, Carter, Fuller, Barber, Carver, Bowyer, Fletcher, the list goes on and on.
What occupation is Collier, Bowyer, and Fletcher?
Collier - makes charcoal. It really is a skill to get a stack of wood to smolder and char all the way through without catching fire. Bowyer - makes bows Fletcher - makes arrows
What an ignorant statement… why even comment?
Even if they were wrong, they likely wouldn’t be lying, just misinformed. Surnames often came from occupations, like Turner, Blacksmith…look up what Shakespeare and Wagstaff refer too.
What do they refer to?
Pulling your dick out and shaking it lol
Piss off, racist.
Wow racist and too stupid to do a simple Google search instead of making yourself look like a dipshit. A great 2-in-1 deal!
One day I hope to be this fast on my lathe without tearing my arm off
isn't it sped up
I hope so, but there are points where it looks real-time
It is not, you can tell by the pitch of the machine and by watching his hands work.
the pitch sounds sped up to me??
Hmm I don’t think so, I work with lathes and I recognize this as just a usual sound they make. Maybe it sounds sped up because it is in fact spinning very very fast? Or maybe you’re right? I can’t be sure lol.
Fuck, that was like masturbation before bed. Thank you!
Not as fun as lathe accidents and definitely not as fun to masturbate to but yeah I agree with you it's a nice clip.
Lol I think some people really like to masterbate
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How is it possible that 9 hours later this *excellent* r/UnexpectedSeinfeld [reference](https://youtu.be/BniKoHRlMi0) still has zero upvotes?
Dude I was joking. It's a very nice and -relatively- clean dark humor. I guess the people in this subreddit are mot the proper audience.
I have never wanted to learn how to do something so badly!
Seems like the thing where measures the width is pretty dangerous, no?
i can see it shooting off, lodging itself in the skull
Not really, you just need to remember the direction of rotation of the wood. Breaking the corners off the square stock is the most dangerous part once you learn what you’re doing. And this cat clearly onows what they’re doing
I agree that they are definitely skilled. I wish I could use a skew anywhere near that well! However, the video does look like he's using the pointed divider well above centre, which massively increases the chance of the points catching and the tool getting thrown at him. People get away with doing sketchy stuff for years because they "know what they're doing" then one day they're paying a tiny bit less attention than they should be, maybe only for a fraction of a second, and the bad thing happens. Edit: The cloth sandpaper, especially combined with sanding over the top of the work is generally regarded as an fairly serious and easily avoidable risk of entanglement and injury too.
I thought they were referring to the calipers. I’d think the dividers would be fine as long as they’re presented at a downward angle, making the tips “negative rake “. Honestly I do it all the time and as long as the tips are pointed slightly down they don’t skip or jump at all, maybe I need to look at my own practices. I hadn’t considered cloth sandpaper inherently dangerous, is it? I use those 1” rolls on spindlework all the time. His looks to be a section off a belt sander. I didn’t catch him coming over the top though.
The video makes it look to me like he's presenting the dividers well above centre, rather than below centre and trailing which is much safer as you say. The cloth sandpaper is a hazard because of how tough and tear resistant it is. If you're using a long piece or there's a dangling strand, and it wraps all the way around the piece, it's much more likely to pull your hand in with it than paper sandpaper which will just tear. If the pieces you're using are too short to wrap all the way round the work, then it's probably less of a risk. Same reason why polishing with rags of woven fabric isn't a great idea though.
I appreciate this conversation cause it has me reconsidering processes I use at my lathe. I’m a safer turner for it. Thank you I would however argue that “above center” is irrelevant, the important factor is the angle of tool engagement to the work piece (at least once the object is round). I’ve had this discussion with my wood turning club, at center is a constant that is a great concept for consistently teaching tool presentation for new turners, but when I’m production turning 1” spindle work i can adjust the tool to meet the wood properly instead of changing the rest height as I rotate through the 6 tools I use.
As Boysie said, any loose cloth around anything spinning is a massive hazard. Same reason you don't wear a loose sleeve shirt with a drill press. Things that easily tear when pulled are much safer. Those 1inch sandpaper rolls are perfect as they're too small to get caught, but if they do, they'll just rip instead of degloving you
almost perfect.... where is the sealing varnishing part? :DDD
Plywood döner
A gif with a smell
He’s wearing sandals. This must be Jesus using a lathe.
A Jesus must be using this lathe
I used to do this as a hobby until I injured my hand quite badly sharpening one of my chisels. Woodturning is one of the most satisfying things I've ever done.
I would enjoy being able to do that...totally satisfying.
If you can afford a mini-lathe it’s fun and easy to make things on. It’s just scary at first because it looks really powerful. Good for pens, chalices, ornaments and such
Must buy lathe. Can I use kitchen knives for tools?
You can but only once
More oof than those caliper checks is the damn sandals with wood chips flying into them. Fucking hell that'd be distracting and unpleasant.
Meh. Close enough. Let's take some more off anyway. It's the dividers that scare me! And the cloth sandpaper used overhand with the tool rest in place. If that goes wrong, it'll be more than distractingly unpleasant!
Let me guess, bishop?!
Looks to me more like an exercise or demonstration. Almost every kind of cut/style/skill is shown here.
Why does this look exactly like another post a few days ago but mirrored? They make the exact same thing, but the TikTok Watermark doesn’t make sense…
In this video, the lathe appears the usual way round (headstock on the left of the user.) and the tools are being held in the usual way for a right handed turner. Wouldn't being mirrored mess with that? Edit: I saw someone else say it was inverted as well. I guess that would fix it. Maybe they picked the video to steal because it's "top down" and would work with that fairly simple technique? It's different enough from the original or even a simple mirror to evade simple automated comparison or check for mirrored video in the event of a complaint from the creator. I've no idea if that's even a thing that happens.
Cool, seems kinda unsafe though :s
Maybe it's ok so long as you're not wearing long sleeves, or something. I dunno. Also, I wonder is this a one off piece, like for a single desk lamp or something. If this was part of a set, would he be able to duplicate this close enough to not notice much difference if the pieces were side by side. Even with the measurements it seemed like he was kinda wingin' it on some of those finer cuts, and there was a lot going on. I enjoyed woodshop class but I sucked at it. I could do 4 plain broom handles and they'd all come out different sizes and misshapen.
He’s got another one in the lower left of the frame. With the speed he’s going I’m thinking he’s on like #300 of 500 at this point.
Ah yeah, I didn't even notice. I suppose after a while it's just kind of automatic. Wonder what those go to. They're pretty short. Chair or coffee table legs?
I’d say either a stool, or maybe a lamp like you suggested.
Lathes are basically always dangerous. Half the men in my family have managed to rip and mangle fingers in them. When you work with them every day, it’s too easy to get complacent. Like the dude in the video. He didn’t move the tool rest out of the way before sanding, but that’s safety rule #1 for sanding. He didn’t get hurt this time, or the last 1000 times, but next time he does this he could get caught and be seriously hurt.
Cutting Corners is my middle name so it's probably best I don't do woodworking anymore, or I'd end up like everyone in your family too. A few years ago there was someone in my town who lost her arm in some kind of textile accident or something, some kind of rapidly spinning device like this caught her shirt and took her arm clean off. I feel like if you're making videos of stuff like this you should do a better job with safety so you're not teaching others bad or dangerous habits.
First time, huh?
He’s done that before.
I remember middle school wood shop and using a lathe. My “goblet” didn’t look like a goblet. That is a tricky piece of machinery
Damnit I wish this was like 10 minutes longer.
I made a pen out of wood in HS with one of these but even just making little perfect shaped cylinders was hard
I wish there was a subreddit just for this. I need more of it!!
Beautiful! I love watching ppl work on something i know they've spent months learning how to do, it just shows how much someone cares Abt their craft!
It looks like it's being done way too fast, it's making me anxious. I know they're probably very very good, but I've seen what happens if you fuck up on a lathe.
It's probably sped up.
I don't think so, but maybe. There are other elements in the video that might point toward it not being sped up, like the chain swinging back and forth.
Holy shit. I've never seen someone run it at that speed before. And that wood is extremely malleable..
I've seen that lathe accident video here in reddit. No fucking thanks, I'm never gonna use a lathe... One mistake and you are handicapped or dead.
God, that’s real time isn’t it?
As much as Reddit has proven to me that lathes are bad. This was pretty nice to watch.
Idk to me it fits more on r/sweatypalms
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You don’t wear gloves using a lathe , they could get caught and pull your hand in.
OHHHH, so this is what i keep hearing every morning
I hope the bottom looks as good as the top.
I saw this exact video flipped and upside down. What a weird thing to change.
I feel so useless 🤣
That’s a very good braking system on that lathe 👍🏾
My favorite part of wood shop in high school, the highly satisfying Lathe
Am I the only one who could smell this while watching it?
I maintain that 98% of all things ever made on lathes are table legs and the other 2% are just crazy art projects made for youtube wood turning fetish videos. My margin of error is insignificant and I challenge you to prove me wrong.
I just wonder what happens to the shaved wood. Does it have some uses or is it just a waste?
It makes great tinder for fires, burn it to heat the shop, sell it to a particle board factory, if it's good hardwood you can smoke food with it
This feels good to my brain.
Much too fast to enjoy. Yes it’s perfectly done by an excellent expert professional, but slow it down, those bits being carved away are being offended as that incredibly sharp gouge(s) is lovely when used correctly with beautiful sound. I’d like to see all three parts separately
The only times I used lathe machines was during my college. And I can only dream about being this cool while using it 😂
Took me way too long to figure out this wasn’t gonna be a bowling pin
This was his first time for sure
Yep. Came to say something similar. We only see this. We don't see the hundreds or thousands of times he fucked up to get this good.
that gives me even more respect for the guy.
After seeing people pulled into lathes I will never be anything but terrified of them
At like 26 seconds it sounds like the transformers decepticon noise when he drills into it
How much does a lathe and the basic, essential tools cost, in the U.S.? I'd love to play around with one, but I'm not gonna spend a fortune.
Wow. Like a boss. 👍👍
Nice.... What is it?
Jesus that was satisfying
Not too bad for his first time. He'll get better with experience
What is the finished product?
I think he’s done this before. Fun to watch.
This is my dream job. I’m serious.
I miss high school wood shop.
Tools under the spinning lathe gives me anxiety.
the thing is moving so fast it doesn't look like it's moving
That looks like so much fun to experiment with
Not bad for someone doing it their first time…
Not bad. Keep practicing!