How To Turn A Wooden End Grain Cup On A Pole Lathe - Ali Asadi

I spent time with talented craftsman Ali Asadi of ‘Carving And Turning’ at his workshop in Stevenage (UK)

Connect with Ali and find out more about the work he does, using the links below:

Ali Instagram -   / carvingandturning  

Ali Website - https://www.carvingandturning.com


Below are all of the resources mentioned in the video:

Previous video where Ali teaches you how to turn a plate -    • How To Turn A Wooden Plate On A Pole Lathe...  

Complete Beginners Guide To Pole Lathe Bowl Turning -    • Beginners Guide To Pole Lathe Bowl Turning...  

How To Turn A Wooden Bowl On A Pole Lathe -    • How To Turn A Wooden Bowl On A Pole Lathe ...  

Source your Hook Tools from the UK - https://yoavkafets.bigcartel.com/prod...

Source your Hook Tools from the USA - https://www.woodspirithandcraft.com/s...

Source your Hook Tools from Sweden - https://wildcraftedhome.com/tools-mat...

Soulwood Creations Axe - https://soulwoodcreations.com

Nic Westermann Knife - https://www.hewnandhone.co.uk


Below is a timestamp of all the sections in this video:

(Click on the time on the left to go straight to that section)

00:00:00 - Start
00:00:15 - Introduction
00:07:48 - Cup examples
00:09:04 - Wood varieties
00:10:14 - Wood selection
00:12:20 - Why called end grain
00:13:39 - Process overview
00:14:58 - Splitting blank
00:17:53 - Axing blank
00:24:08 - Attaching mandrel to blank
00:26:38 - Finding centre of blank base
00:27:57 - Axing blank final shape
00:31:25 - Hook tool selection
00:35:31 - Setting up lathe
00:39:47 - Turning foot of cup
00:45:05 - Flipping cup around
00:46:55 - Rough turning outside of cup
00:51:43 - Main turning outside of cup
00:55:33 - Final turning outside of cup
00:58:36 - Hook tool comparison
00:59:31 - Finishing turning outside of cup
01:02:09 - Burning decorative groove outside of cup
01:05:44 - Turning rim of cup
01:08:45 - Begin hollowing cup
01:11:10 - Main hollowing cup
01:34:21 - Refining hollowing cup
01:38:47 - Final hollowing cup
01:43:22 - Snapping core off
01:45:10 - Carving inside stub
01:49:38 - Sawing outside stub
01:50:32 - Carving outside stub
01:52:41 - Drying process
01:53:26 - Oiling process
01:55:27 - Cold & hot liquids
01:57:35 - Conclusion
02:10:30 - Outro


As always, I appreciate you watching

Take care

Peace

Zed

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