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Jim Bradley

Jim Bradley

Jim Bradley

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My first association of woodworkers. I have worked with wood for over forty years. I built store fixtures, residential cabinets and did some remodeling . I bought an incomplete display Craftsman lathe twenty years ago to turn some parts and found myself inadequate. I knew Willard Baxter and wisely had him expertly make what the job needed.
A friend has been trying to sell me a stationary tool for several years which turned out to be a lathe. I have been learning on a borrowed Delta Midi and have collected lots of salvaged downed tree sections for blanks. The wood sections are coated with sealant waiting for the time when I can get to them. Now for the stationary tool story.
Another friend asked us into his home to see some turnings he had purchased over the years. Beautiful bowls which my wife appreciated saying " Jim if you could someday make bowls like that...". The stationary tool I now have is a John Nichols lathe with a bed length of somewhere near six feet. It was fun to move. Coincidentally , this lathe was built for the turner who made the beautiful bowls my wife admired. Life puts opportunities in our path and my turning journey slowly begins toward using this massive tool.
 
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