Hi,
I have been doing some carving and and basic wood work projects around the house. Now I want to try turning. I started watching for a used lathe, but ended up getting a Rikon 70-220vsr and the anniversary addition G3 chuck. I pick it up on Saturday.
I found some used gouges on ebay, seem "ok" quality, just old and rusty. They cleaned up well and still sharp. Will wait a bit on getting some "good" ones after I get some experience.
My goal is to be able to turn bowls, boxes, misc first in wood then with epoxy+wood mixes. I plan on using videos to help teach, I have not found any classes very close to the Greensboro area. There is a lot of stuff out in web land.
Any suggestions for good videos for getting started?
Also, what type of wood would be good to start my turning learning?
Rod
I have been doing some carving and and basic wood work projects around the house. Now I want to try turning. I started watching for a used lathe, but ended up getting a Rikon 70-220vsr and the anniversary addition G3 chuck. I pick it up on Saturday.
I found some used gouges on ebay, seem "ok" quality, just old and rusty. They cleaned up well and still sharp. Will wait a bit on getting some "good" ones after I get some experience.
My goal is to be able to turn bowls, boxes, misc first in wood then with epoxy+wood mixes. I plan on using videos to help teach, I have not found any classes very close to the Greensboro area. There is a lot of stuff out in web land.
Any suggestions for good videos for getting started?
Also, what type of wood would be good to start my turning learning?
Rod