No Bandsaw? No Problem!

Most woodturners will cut half-logs into rounds on the bandsaw before mounting it onto the lathe, and for production turners the time saved in doing so is a must—and the money saved would even pay for bandsaw. But for the hobbyists who cannot afford the space or budget for a bandsaw, that should not keep you from taking advantage of all the free wood from local trees that are cut down. See how a special roughing cut (that I call a "pivoting cut") can make quick work of rounding out half logs directly on the lathe.