Spiraled threads are one of those commonplace, yet wonderfully effective human inventions. For me, it’s less impressive to imagine how they’re manufactured in metal by computerized machines that spit out countless thousands of nuts and bolts per day. But the fact that we home woodturners can cut precise threads in wood — known as “chasing” — that then can screw lids onto vessels is remarkable. In our AAW feature article this time, Walt Wager will show you how to do it step by step with a jig. A few years ago, we shared a related AAW article by Sam Angelo for chasing threads with simpler tools. Here’s a link to it. And turning expert Ernie Conover once provided both a print article and a video on the topic. You can read it and watch the video here. I hope you’ll find all these resources edifying and give thread chasing a try!
Chris Marshall, Woodworker’s Journal
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