Easy peasy

[beejay]

Just saw this on another site and thought you'd like to watch.
Apologies if you've seen it before.
Happy Christmas to you all.
Regards, Bill

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhR9ALVd0Js

 

[cornucopia]

wow extremley fast and incredible skill :shock:

 

[Bodrighy]

Looks as though all he uses is a hook tool and a skew. That alone gains my admiration

Pete

 

[miles_hot]

fantastic! I love two things about this
1) the use of only two tools - when I think about the number that we tend to buy it makes me think!
2) knocking on the previously produced head of the doll and then turning in the entire shape - great thought for boxes (not seen it done before, maybe I've just missed it!)

 

[CHJ]

There is Russian turner demonstrating this at the German theme park, Europa Park
What also amazed me was the fact that they only use a knock on spring steel chucking system.
First thing in the day the guy spends about 30 minutes honing the edges of his skews with a tatty bit of stone until they are razor sharp, the wood used looks like Lime, might be Birch though.

The guy in Germany uses forged 'hammer head' skews and a home made forged ring tools, from what I could gather they have to make them as part of the turner training much like Japanese doll turners.


EDIT: Some of the Guys Tools