I’m from Southeast Alaska. My boys worked on a lathe in their high school shop class. They talked me into buying an old craftsman lathe. Not even sure if the model. Now we have two tabletop lathes and am having a blast turning. We are experimenting with local woods and making tops, balls, gaff hook handles, and of course, bowls. We are mostly self taught. There are only a few turners in our small town. I am sure I will be asking lots of questions. Thank you for your patience and advice in advance.