Yep…same lathe.

I have found the folks at my local AAW club very friendly and inviting as well.

We have the same attraction to turning. The ability to get a project done quickly is very alluring – and addicting! I also think that turning is one of the most artistic forms of woodworking in the sense that you create a unique form out of basically nothing but a chunk of raw material. Almost like sculpture in a sense.

Have fun turning and, of course, also with the other projects!

Thanks for the kind words on the turnings and for stopping by the blog. I’m getting fairly comfortable with open bowls and semi-closed forms…but there’s still lot’s more to learn. Hollowing is definitely a different world.

Turning is one of those areas similar to hand tool skills that requires practice. A good mentor will go a long way to help with little corrections of technique that would take a long time to discover otherwise.

Best of luck with your turning classes!

–Mark

Like you I recently purchased a lathe. I believe it is the same lathe (Jet 16 x 42)you have puchased. I joined the local woodturning club, which has been a lot of fun and a real sense of community. I have turned quite a few rough blanks and sealed them. Also, I have turned some green wood into the finished products and wathched them warp. Boy can you get some differnet shapes. What I like about turning is that in a few hours I have a completed project, unlike building furniture. Now like you, I have some projects I need to start and the lathe will be set aside until I have some short open time periods in my schedule.

Good luck to you on those other projects and as always like to your progress on them.

Chuck

I’ll be introduced to bowl turning later this month when I take a local class. I hope to come out of the class with a decent bowl. I’ll probably come out of the class with a need for more turning tools.