"Frankentool" Skewdom.

[Jim King]

This is my try for the reign of Skewdom. The peice was made in six peices as you can see and when assembled makes a double bowl one on top of the other. Simple no shine finish. The wood is Dalmation Caspi and the peice assembled is 18 inches tall and 9.5 inches in dia.. I must admit it was the first time I ever sharpened a chisel on both sides, I actually fired a guy for doing that once. We call everything chisels "folmons" here as we never knew the English names. Sorry about the color varience in the photos, the sun was going down fast.

[Tom Sherman]

Jim that is an outstanding entry, very creative how it all goes together.

[Chris Barton]

WOW JIM! You hollowed the inside of those pieces with a skew! Impressive, and our first entry!

[Jim King]

The secret is that when you always thought it was done that way it is easier. The only new thing was sharpening both sides.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Chris.......When the discussion was going on about Jim's skew....I warned about his talents! I suspect if we gave him a dull dinner fork he'd put out a winner! Jim............Well done!............I fold!

[Chris Barton]

Chris.......When the discussion was going on about Jim's skew....I warned about his talents! I suspect if we gave him a dull dinner fork he'd put out a winner! Jim............Well done!............I fold!

Not allowed. Quitters must forefit a kidney.

[Jim Becker]

I suspect if we gave him a dull dinner fork he'd put out a winner!!

Let's not encourage any more of Jim's "Meal" pictures...the one from a few days ago was, um...consuming.

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Jim -- great work!

[Chris Barton]

Let's not encourage any more of Jim's "Meal" pictures...the one from a few days ago was, um...consuming.

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Jim -- great work!

Did he eat a big jungle spider?

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Not allowed. Quitters must forefit a kidney.

Right or left kidney?

[ROBERT SCHUMAN]

Jim that is a nice piece. I am guessing you dragged the scew across the bottom insides of the bowl? I dont think you can scew it in there ? can you?

Bob

[Jim Becker]

Did he eat a big jungle spider?

Naa.... see http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=41084

[Jim King]

Bob: I guess that is probabaly what we do different here than you guys up there. The skew I made was sharpened from both sides into a round point to qualify as a skew. It can either be used to simply use the sharp edge to slice or cut off the wood depending on the angle you can get at it or it is very easy to use a scew as what you call a scraper. Turning wood is nothing but using anything harder than wood to wear it down to the shape you want. The only tool we have with a point is about 3/4 inch wide and the point is used for knocking down rough peices to manageable peices as quickly as possible. Round is in here, I hate catches, they are not healthful.

[Don Baer]

The skew I made was sharpened from both sides into a round point to qualify as a skew. It can either be used to simply use the sharp edge to slice or cut off the wood depending on the angle you can get at it or it is very easy to use a scew as what you call a scraper.

I guess the franken skew can be called a skewper

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Based on the look of the resulting work...Don I'd say it was a "Super Skewper"!

[ROBERT SCHUMAN]

I sharpen at least one of my skews as you do and use it the same way its basiclly a scraper if turned on its side ,I prefer an upward slant on the tool when used this way more cutting then scraping.

Bob: I guess that is probabaly what we do different here than you guys up there. The skew I made was sharpened from both sides into a round point to qualify as a skew. It can either be used to simply use the sharp edge to slice or cut off the wood depending on the angle you can get at it or it is very easy to use a scew as what you call a scraper. Turning wood is nothing but using anything harder than wood to wear it down to the shape you want. The only tool we have with a point is about 3/4 inch wide and the point is used for knocking down rough peices to manageable peices as quickly as possible. Round is in here, I hate catches, they are not healthful.