Roger Tulk
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Well, practice makes perfect, right? And I'm trying. In the photo, the upper piece of wood (probably pine, maybe spruce) was the piece I cut off after making some beads that looked like something the dog chewed. The lower right piece is my second try, and those beads are a little smoother, except for the two on the left, which I cut experimentally with my skew. Need to work on that. The piece on the lower right represents my attempt to cut beads with a Benjamin's Best beading tool. I tried cutting in with the parting tool first (far left) then presenting the tool like a spindle tool, from the top; the far right shows where I tried to present the tool like a spindle tool, without cutting in; and the middle is where I tried to present the tool like a scraper, from the bottom, causing the spindle to snap and hit my face mask. I'm not sure I like the beading tool.
The second picture is my tool rack, salvaged from the kitchen. It has eleven tools, and room for more.
The second picture is my tool rack, salvaged from the kitchen. It has eleven tools, and room for more.