William Rosenberg

[William Rosenberg]

I am new to woodturning (past couple of years) but have absolutely fallen in love with it. My wife bought me a mini-lathe a few years ago for my birthday and the rest is history. Unfortunately, I don’t have a lot of free time to devote to it yet, but I’m making progress and (hopefully) will improve. On a personal note, I’m a neurosurgeon, father of two wonderful grown girls and grandfather to also wonderful 5 boys and a girl. In addition to woodturning, I enjoy carving and am very active in my synagogue.

As I said, I have very limited free time and therefore I’m always looking for people with whom I can arrange one-on-one learning at the lathe. I would welcome any suggestions, especially within striking distance of Kansas City, but I’m also willing to travel anywhere, time allowing. Thank you and I’m excited to be part of this community.

Bill

 

[Vicki Hayden]

Welcome to AAW. Sounds like YouTube might be a great resource for you. I has taught me a lot! Mike Peace, Tim Yoder, older Carl Jacobson videos too just to name a few.

 

[Gene Pitstick]

Welcome from Ohio. As Vickie says there are lots of resources on Youtube.

 

[Gerald Lawrence]

Welcome to the addiction uhh er Forum. Find a turning club and you will learn lots. I think there are two in KC. Also Join the AAW if you have not you will learn lots just from the magazine. Anybody ever tell you you look like Norm Abrams.

 

[Michael Anderson]

Welcome from Chattanooga!

 

[Pat Wisniewski]

Welcome from Delaware.

 

[William Rosenberg]

Welcome to the addiction uhh er Forum. Find a turning club and you will learn lots. I think there are two in KC. Also Join the AAW if you have not you will learn lots just from the magazine. Anybody ever tell you you look like Norm Abrams.

Can’t say that they have. Thank you. I already belong to the KC Woodturners and joined the AAW when I started a couple of years ago (but admittedly have only recently started to explore what it has to offer).

 

[Alan Weinberg]

Welcome. Don’t know how close to retirement you are, but as a recently retired urologist (one month) who started turning less than a year ago, it has filled the void that was left by ending surgery—the planning and execution are similar. Your surgical hands will translate well to turning. And not everyone “lives”:

 

[William Rosenberg]

Welcome. Don’t know how close to retirement you are, but as a recently retired urologist (one month) who started turning less than a year ago, it has filled the void that was left by ending surgery—the planning and execution are similar. Your surgical hands will translate well to turning. And not everyone “lives”:
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Ha. That’s hysterical! I’m a spine neurosurgeon and about 5 years from retirement. I’ve told people that turning has all of the joy of surgery without the bleeding. And if I screw up, I just throw the ”patient” away and get a new one.

 

[Alan Weinberg]

Ha. That’s hysterical! I’m a spine neurosurgeon and about 5 years from retirement. I’ve told people that turning has all of the joy of surgery without the bleeding. And if I screw up, I just throw the ”patient” away and get a new one.

The quote I’ve read here that makes me laugh is, “wood grows on trees.”

 

[Norm Marentette]

Welcome from Kingsville, Ontario, Canada.