best 50$ gift for a new wood turner

[crashfromboston]

help.. need to get a gift for a fairly new turner.. who does not have much..

what can someone get them for 50$..


any and all advice appreciated..

 

[theeviltwinn]

I'll give the obvious answer

Ask them what they need. There are a lot of tools and accessories in the $50 price range but without knowing what they already have/need and what types of things they like to make it is impossible to give suggestions.

Give them a copy of the Craft Supply catalog. It's free. (I think)

Mike

 

[dkulze]

I'm big on safety equipment. A nice facemask (not goggles) and a cartridge respirator (like they wear when doing drywall or spraying chemicals) would total out to right about $40.

Wood is also nice cause you know they won't already have it. Ebay has some great stuff and $50 would buy 5-10 nice blanks.

Good luck,
Dietrich

 

[arbud]

Safety First

If your friend/family member does not have either a faceshield or respirator then those items had ought to your first choices. The next item I'd consider is a shop smock w/either short sleeves or sleeves that are tight-fitting at the wrist. One doesn't want to get "wrapped up" in one's work.

 

[WeeWilly]

the best $50 I have ever spent was for the Resp-O-Rator available at woodcraft

http://www.woodcraft.com/Woodcraft/...alse&mscssid=FE02826C4AB54952B4523495A5C8EDD8

There are a number of other good gifts including videos/dvd's I don't think there is a turner who wouldn't appreciate a richard raffan video.

 

[Gynia]

Wood is always a good choice.

 

[john lucas]

Wood is a great choice. A gift certificate to Woodcraft, Craft Supplies or Packard woodworks is hard t beat. However the last $50 dollar gift certificate I got cost me $150 dollars by the time I left the store.

 

[Barbara Gill]

It is <$50 but a great gift for a new wood turner.
http://www.wonderfulwood.com/dvd.html