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The wood is calling me back!!!

H

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Hi all

I have been turning bowls for 5 years of so but have gotten out of it lately. Since I have had kids and other hobbies that have become more important to me, the lathe has become buried by lumber stacked against it. I kind of converted my woodshop over to my fish tank room so everything is in a disarray. I am getting ready to move some wood so the lathe can see the light of day again.

I have a grizzly G1495. Horrible bowl lathe. I would really like to try a good lathe to see how much of a piece of crap mine is for bowls. It would make a great spindle lathe. The only spindle turning that I have done is to make myself a few wood mallets. I have turned somewhere around 100 bowls and I have over a 100 bowls that have long been dry out in my garage. I have a few plastic garbage containers full of ash blanks that need turning down to dry. Hopefully I get this done before they get moldy.

I mostly turn standard bowls and some plates. Nothing to fancy yet. I use local woods. Mostly from the town dump. Walnut, cherry, maple, ash, elm and some others.

Chris
 
Well, welcome back Chris. Sounds like you're ready to pick up where you left off.

If you haven't already, find a turning club in your area. I'd bet someone there would let you turn on a 'real' bowl lathe, so you could feel the difference (your words, not mine :) ). If your blanks aren't too big, maybe a new little Jet 1014 could be in your future!

Seems you escaped once, but now....again.....beware the vortex :eek:

rick
 
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