Spindle turning
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In spindle turning, the wood is mounted on the lathe with the grain parallel to the axis of the lathe.
Spindle turning techniques can be used to make architectural and furniture components, as well as a wide variety of treen and gift items such as boxes and honey dippers. A popular variant of spindle turning today is pen turning.
Tools used in spindle turning include the roughing gouge, spindle gouge and skew chisel.
Spindles are generally turned between centers. A drive center is used in the headstock spindle and a live center or dead center is placed in the quill of the tailstock. Centers usually mount on the spindle or quill with a taper. The taper allows the center to be inserted and removed easily. The taper shown is Morse Taper #2. This is a common taper size for lathes. Some very small lathes might use a MT1. Some larger lathes use a MT3.
The center can be inserted by hand pressure. To remove, the turner uses a knockout rod to knock it out of the taper.
See also
- Contrast with faceplate turning where the grain is aligned perpendicular to the axis of the lathe.
