Media Summary: This video is for all the people who asked how I I've had several requests to show a diamond hone in use.This is it. You'll find a lot more information on my turning techniques in ... For in-depth explanations of the tools and techniques you need to refer to

Richard Raffan Sharpens His Shear Scraper - Detailed Analysis & Overview

This video is for all the people who asked how I I've had several requests to show a diamond hone in use.This is it. You'll find a lot more information on my turning techniques in ... For in-depth explanations of the tools and techniques you need to refer to As a thank you for publishing these videos for free, a very generous New Zealander gave me two new Hamlet gouges. Here's how ... For 52 years I've resharpened bandsaw blades on a highspeed grinder and saved myself thousands of dollars. You'll find a lot ... In this video I show how to position skew chisels and gouges to

Over the years I have developed my method of I turn this dish using a ¾-in continental gouge, a traditional tool that these days is usually kept only for roughing spindles but, ... Here you see how I convert a spindle gouge to a beading tool. This short video shows two ways of removing a tool from its handle, how to install another tool. And I explain why the tool was ...

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Richard Raffan sharpens his shear scraper
Richard Raffan sharpening scrapers
Richard Raffan on shear scrapers for woodturning
Richard Raffan turns an ash bowl using only scrapers.
Richard Raffan honing a scraper
Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a spindle gouge
Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a bowl gouge
Richard Raffan transforms a scraper found in a garage sale into a boring tool for deep hollowing.
Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens two new gouges, preparing them for use.
Richard Raffan on using scrapers for turning bowls.
Richard Raffan Sharpening a Skew Chisel
Richard Raffan sharpening a bandsaw blade
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Richard Raffan sharpens his shear scraper

Richard Raffan sharpens his shear scraper

This video is for all the people who asked how I

Richard Raffan sharpening scrapers

Richard Raffan sharpening scrapers

Sharpening

Richard Raffan on shear scrapers for woodturning

Richard Raffan on shear scrapers for woodturning

Shear scraping

Richard Raffan turns an ash bowl using only scrapers.

Richard Raffan turns an ash bowl using only scrapers.

How to turn a bowl using only

Richard Raffan honing a scraper

Richard Raffan honing a scraper

I've had several requests to show a diamond hone in use.This is it. You'll find a lot more information on my turning techniques in ...

Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a spindle gouge

Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a spindle gouge

For in-depth explanations of the tools and techniques you need to refer to

Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a bowl gouge

Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens a bowl gouge

Sharpening

Richard Raffan transforms a scraper found in a garage sale into a boring tool for deep hollowing.

Richard Raffan transforms a scraper found in a garage sale into a boring tool for deep hollowing.

Here you see the

Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens two new gouges, preparing them for use.

Richard Raffan shapes and sharpens two new gouges, preparing them for use.

As a thank you for publishing these videos for free, a very generous New Zealander gave me two new Hamlet gouges. Here's how ...

Richard Raffan on using scrapers for turning bowls.

Richard Raffan on using scrapers for turning bowls.

This video shows how I use

Richard Raffan Sharpening a Skew Chisel

Richard Raffan Sharpening a Skew Chisel

Sharpening

Richard Raffan sharpening a bandsaw blade

Richard Raffan sharpening a bandsaw blade

For 52 years I've resharpened bandsaw blades on a highspeed grinder and saved myself thousands of dollars. You'll find a lot ...

Richard Raffan on shearing & peeling with skew chisels & gouges

Richard Raffan on shearing & peeling with skew chisels & gouges

In this video I show how to position skew chisels and gouges to

Richard Raffan asymetric grind _ how I sharpen it....

Richard Raffan asymetric grind _ how I sharpen it....

Over the years I have developed my method of

Richard Raffan turns a dish using ¾” continental gouge and scrapers.

Richard Raffan turns a dish using ¾” continental gouge and scrapers.

I turn this dish using a ¾-in continental gouge, a traditional tool that these days is usually kept only for roughing spindles but, ...

Richard Raffan converts an elderly gouge to a beading tool

Richard Raffan converts an elderly gouge to a beading tool

Here you see how I convert a spindle gouge to a beading tool.

Richard Raffan on two ways to remove a tool from a handle

Richard Raffan on two ways to remove a tool from a handle

This short video shows two ways of removing a tool from its handle, how to install another tool. And I explain why the tool was ...

Richard Raffan explains his woodturning scrapers.

Richard Raffan explains his woodturning scrapers.

Many people ask me to show my