Turning a Shoehorn Handle - It's a great project for beginners - Nova Comet II Lathe

This is a video for turning a shoehorn handle. It’s a great turning project for beginners. I turned it on my Nova Comet II lathe. Anyone can easily turn a handle for a shoehorn. The turning is a great way to practice turning skills and end up with a very useful product. The handle can be fancy or simple. The turnings on the handle do not affect the function of the tool. In this video I show the techniques and tools I used to turn this handle. I dis not narriate this version so there is only music in the background. LINKS TO A VIDEOS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO -- Glue and Silicone Don’t Mix- A tip for woodworkers and others who use glue in their work. What I show in this video will help you avoid some of the mess of gluing and make clean up a snap. LINK —    • Glue & Silicone Don't Mix - Creates easy c...   Workbench Casters Project - An Alternate Method This is an excellent project showing an alternate method for attaching casters to a workbench with no narration. There is a second version that is a detailed how to where I narrate what I'm doing. I also add extra details and give examples on how this method of attaching casters will work on other styles of workbenches. LINK (music background version) --    • Attaching Workbench Casters - An Alternate...   LINK (Detailed How To version) --    • Detailed "how to" Version - Attaching Cast...   LINKS TO OTHER EASY TURNING PROJECTS Ice Cream Scoop Handle This is another very simple turning project. It shows my first turning project after not turning on a lathe since 1971. That was a long time to be away from the experience of turning but, as shown in this video, I was successful and so can you if you try this project. LINK —    • Ice Cream Scoop Handle  - Just Getting Sta...   Wood Carver's Mallet I turned an old ash table leg into a wood carver's mallet. This video has two versions. The first is not as detailed as the second. The more detailed version is one I made for a couple of videos projects so I included much more details. LINK (First Version) --    • Wood Turning - Woodworking Project:   Wood...   LINK (Second More Detailed Version) -    • Wood Turning - Nova Comet II - Woodworking...   Batching Out Ice Cream Scoop Handles -- In this video I share how I batched out a dozen of the ice Cream scoop handles for Christmas presents. I show details of turning and share my thoughts on how to batch out a project like this. If you're planning on turning a lot of a particular object this video may help. The way I turned these handles resulted in 12 unique handles. I didn't try to repeat the same design a dozen times. LINK --    • Batching Out Ice Cream Scoop Handles - NOV...   Nova Comet II Lathe This is a remake of my most popular video. In it I share my impressions of my then new Nova Comet II lathe. The original version had what some viewers called “irritating music” so I remade the video and updated it. LINK —    • A REMAKE of my Wood Turning video on my No...   SOURCES FOR MATERIALS AND TOOLS USED IN THIS VIDEO Tropical Exotic Hardwoods, Carlsbad, California This is a great family owned and operated business. If you order from them online or buy something in their store please let them know how you heard about them. LINK — https://www.tehwoods.com Rockler Shoehorn Turning Kit Please mention my video if you decide to buy one of these kits. LINK — https://www.rockler.com/rockler-shoe-... Turning Tool Set The set of turning tools that I bought is no longer available on Amazon. I wouldn’t recommend it anyway. What I do recommend is that you purchase the best turning tools that you can afford. DO NOT buy a cheap set of tools. Keep in mind that it will take a while for you to learn to sharpen them. It might be a better idea to get some less expensive tools at first to practice with. Robert Sorby 3/8” Spindle Gouge I bought mine at Rockler but they are available elsewhere. Rockler LINK — https://www.rockler.com/robert-sorby-... Amazon LINK — https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Sorby-8... Ron Brown’s Best Walnut Oil / Shellac / Woodturning Oil This is the finish I used on my shoehorn handle. I like the clarity and shine of this finish. It’s interesting that this finish is no longer available on Ron Brown’s website or at least wasn’t when I posted this video. LINK - https://www.ptreeusa.com/finish_brand...