I finally got my woodworking area set up enough that I could fire up the my new (for me) lathe. I haven't turned a piece of wood since I was a kid. I don't have any wood blanks or lumber harvested (yet), so a few days ago I just cut up and glued together some mystery wood from old bed slats. The previous owner of my equipment did not maintain the chisels and I am waiting on a part that I need to finish my sharpening rig. I know the bevels are not right, but I did the best I could sharpening the chisels (a gouge, skew, and parting tool) on a stone. I had three catches that blew out some wood (two with the skew and one with the gouge). But overall, I feel I did okay. I took my time and made different shapes as I worked down toward the center. I was starting to get the feel of the tools. There is quite a bit of roughness (I have forgotten the proper term) to the finished wood. I suspect that is due to a combination of poor technique and poor sharpening. I will not be doing much turning on my own. I want to wait for a mentor and not develop bad habits right at the start. But I just had to give it a spin at least once.
Today I attended my first local chapter meeting (via Zoom). The chapter is just getting their mentor program revitalized after being on hold due to COVID. Hopefully soon I will have a mentor and can really get started.
Andrew
Today I attended my first local chapter meeting (via Zoom). The chapter is just getting their mentor program revitalized after being on hold due to COVID. Hopefully soon I will have a mentor and can really get started.
Andrew