Rudy Lopez – Square Winged Plate from a 2×6
NOTE: This will be a “virtual” meeting, open to all members via Zoom video conferencing. Check your email for more info. If you are a member and have not received the announcement, contact us.
Rudolph Lopez is from Tampa, Florida and began his relationship with wood over 40 years ago as a craftsman of fine furniture and cabinetry. With an education in drafting and design and many years working as a professional photographer, the transition into woodturning has been a seamless flow into another creative endeavor. See Rudy’s work at www.rudolphlopez.com
Emphasizing the two most important fundamentals of turning, sharp tools and good tool control Rudy will cover the basics of bevel supported verses non-bevel supported cuts. This is great practice with cheap material and will help you improve your technique on interrupted cuts, which will help you achieve a clean smooth finish from the tool that will greatly reduce sanding. In case you don’t quite get that perfect bowl gouge cut Rudy will explain sharpening and using negative rake scrapers to clean up the surface. He will show the quick simple method he uses to jamb-chuck the plate to finish the bottom, and will discuss design and layout considerations regarding grain pattern orientation in the 2×6 when picking the board and turning the bowl. Some helpful hints will be demonstrated to help make turning thin interrupted cuts easier.
