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This DVD is a complete course on peppermill turning, with a strong emphasis on visual design elements. Ted Sokolowski takes you through the process, from template design and construction, to shaping, sanding and finishing. The result is a beautiful mill that you’ll be proud to display or give as a gift. You’ll learn elements of design that apply to all your projects on the lathe. You’ll also learn to turn salt mills and salt shakers. Bonus “Goody Box” section contains valuable supportive clips that will aid you in design and added tool control.
(about 170 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on December 19, 2007 in Woodworking::Turning.
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Excellent Video. Very thorough and easy to follow
I really enjoyed this DVD.
I've seen several how-to DVDs, and this is at the top of the pack as far as production quality. The video is well lit, shot with good equipment, expertly edited, and very very well scripted.
Ted is a great teacher, with a very calm, clear demeanor - but without being boring or sleep inducing. He's clearly thought out all of his lines ahead of time, which means that there are no "umms" or "ahhs", or pointless digressions.
The video does not go deeply into proper use of turning tools (there are several other good videos at SmartFlix that cover this), and the upside of this is that the video can spend its entire length talking about:
* design * process for turning a peppermill * tricks and tips
The design bit (including laying out the mill on a wood blank to use features in the wood to best effect) was outstanding. A lot of artists talk about design, but - in my experience - the vast majority of them use a vocabulary that is imprecise and vague. Ted does a great job of explaining WHY he likes a certain curve or shape (his most memorable phrase compares components of the overall shape to "water balloons" - it makes a lot of sense! Go watch it!).
The process is also quite straightforward - I've made several peppermills before watching this video, and his process clearly does a much better job than mine. Every step is well thought out, and is there for a reason, and this results in clean holes, concentric parts, a nice surface, and a good finish. The "process" section is the longest part of the video, and that's a great thing!
Finally, the tricks and tips are also great.
Five out of five lightbulbs!
Go rent this.
This is the most boring wood turning video I have ever watched. The voice lulls you to sleep within the first 10 minutes and there's not enough noise to wake you up before the end of the video!!
