Howdy all!
Been attracted by wood turning for a while... watched half a million videos... twice
. Then time had come to try it. Found a mini nova lathe and a set of basic turning tools in decent shape used locally... I had a few logs of unknown wood from overgrown "bushes" in the yard. Started to turn my first part as a "bowl" as I needed to make a belt guard for my bandsaw... result is shown below... it looks a lot worse inside. I really enjoyed the process and the feeling that came with how the wood reacts differently along the grain or across, or if you run across a knot... or if you don't present the tool right (I got to feel that more times than I wanted.).
Although a total novice at wood turning, I am very much of a do it yourselfer, with a particular passion (read "problem") for buying older equipment and giving it a new life. Following that vicious pattern, I have already found an old (don't think they come as "recent") PM90 a friend of mine wanted to part with. I have gone through it and it seems in decent shape except for some play on the reeves keyways. Going to try to source some replacement ones soon so that no additional wear and side effects will develop. That lathe runs smooth and is probably going to be more lathe than I need for a while.
I have seen very many really cool objects I'd like to be able to make at some point (plates, bowls, mallets, lamp footings...) but I am in no hurry, and want to spend the time it takes to learn as much basics as I can... Right now I am focusing on sharpening and using the skew properly. I found it to be very tricky, even with the plane cut which feels somewhat natural in one direction, but foreign going the other way. I have started trying to cut beads with the skew, and needless to say this will require more practice until no catch is experienced, and perhaps even at some point the shape is somewhat under control. I am probably going to be slow progressing through the craft as hobby time is always hard to find, but I am fine with that...
Perhaps I'll have something cool made to share with the community here. Also at some point and when covid restrictions will start being less present I would love to meet local wood turners and perhaps learn a trick or two more. Feel free to let me know if you are in the Fort Worth area.
Cheers
Lionel
Been attracted by wood turning for a while... watched half a million videos... twice
. Then time had come to try it. Found a mini nova lathe and a set of basic turning tools in decent shape used locally... I had a few logs of unknown wood from overgrown "bushes" in the yard. Started to turn my first part as a "bowl" as I needed to make a belt guard for my bandsaw... result is shown below... it looks a lot worse inside. I really enjoyed the process and the feeling that came with how the wood reacts differently along the grain or across, or if you run across a knot... or if you don't present the tool right (I got to feel that more times than I wanted.).Although a total novice at wood turning, I am very much of a do it yourselfer, with a particular passion (read "problem") for buying older equipment and giving it a new life. Following that vicious pattern, I have already found an old (don't think they come as "recent") PM90 a friend of mine wanted to part with. I have gone through it and it seems in decent shape except for some play on the reeves keyways. Going to try to source some replacement ones soon so that no additional wear and side effects will develop. That lathe runs smooth and is probably going to be more lathe than I need for a while.
I have seen very many really cool objects I'd like to be able to make at some point (plates, bowls, mallets, lamp footings...) but I am in no hurry, and want to spend the time it takes to learn as much basics as I can... Right now I am focusing on sharpening and using the skew properly. I found it to be very tricky, even with the plane cut which feels somewhat natural in one direction, but foreign going the other way. I have started trying to cut beads with the skew, and needless to say this will require more practice until no catch is experienced, and perhaps even at some point the shape is somewhat under control. I am probably going to be slow progressing through the craft as hobby time is always hard to find, but I am fine with that...
Perhaps I'll have something cool made to share with the community here. Also at some point and when covid restrictions will start being less present I would love to meet local wood turners and perhaps learn a trick or two more. Feel free to let me know if you are in the Fort Worth area.
Cheers
Lionel
