Wood Turning Project: Garden Dibber (2)
Wood Turning projects such as this classic gardening tool, the dibber, puts us in touch with our history.
| Move the tail center to one of the other marks made on the center line. |
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| Make sure the tool rest clears the wood. The offset will only be a little but it may seem dramatic at first. |
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| Trun away part of the ghost. I use a blue sheet of foam under the lathe to see the ghost better. Remember not to turn away all of the ghose as this will just give you a atrange offset and round handle while we want an oval handle. |
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| Move the tail center to the other mark |
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| and repeat the process on the other side. This leaves a distinctly oval shape to the handle. Move the tail center back to the center mark and refine any beads as necessary. Sand now if necessary. |
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| I have turned a small bead on the end of the handle for decoration. |
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