Basics on How to MASTER Your Wood Lathe

If you’ve ever wondered how to use a wood lathe, you don’t wanna miss this instructables. This instructable goes through all the basics of how to transform a piece of wood into a beautiful object of your choice. To make beautiful parts is not a race it as a labor of love. hope you enjoy the instructable.

Cut a "X" pattern in you wood block so it can mount on the the lathe chuck. Then you can start forming your wood

Using the big gouge you can rough down the square block it to a cylinder. Run the backside of the tool along the wood to see if it is smooth

Using calipers transfer the dimensions from the paper to the wood using a parting tool and the calipers. Then add the contours and beads until you have the shape you want.

Remove the tool post before you start sanding. You can wrap sandpaper around a dowel rod to the curves. Do not put pressure on with your finger it will heat up and burn you very fast so BE CAREFUL.

Now you can use this to make char legs or chess pieces. Just practice a lot and take your time don't rush though it.