Max Taylor
In Memoriam
Installed a turning blank in my lathe and stood back, waiting for it to speak to me as to what it wanted to be.Found out it is a deaf-mute.What next?
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john lucas
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I must have really stupid wood because it almost never speaks to me.
Move it to the Firewood pile. Make it sweat. It'll talk.
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Fix yourself a stiff one. Give the wood a shot of DNA as well. Sit back and wait for the words to flow.
Bill
Bill
Ya'll are just jealous that the little voices only speak to me 
It's my little world but at least people know me here!
It's my little world but at least people know me here!
Turning wood is like having kids, you don't let it tell you what to do. You tell it what to do.
john lucas
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I did tell it what to do. I sassed me back so I hit it with my gouge and grounded it for 2 weeks.
Scrape a few shavings from the piece. Roll them in your favorite paper.
Pour a snifter with three fingers of Corizon Repizado.
Light the stogie. Sip the agave.
You'll be amazed what that wood will tell you. :cool2:
Pour a snifter with three fingers of Corizon Repizado.
Light the stogie. Sip the agave.
You'll be amazed what that wood will tell you. :cool2:
It has to be a FULL MOON !!!!
Be careful what ...............
you wish for, you just might get it. When the wood starts talking to you can the "mother-in-law" be far behind????
you wish for, you just might get it. When the wood starts talking to you can the "mother-in-law" be far behind????
Steve Worcester
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I had some wood talking to me, well until I figured out it was borers.
john lucas said:
I agree with John if it is green. If it is partially seasoned, threaten it with the chipper, or death by fire, and if it is spalted and punky needing patchwork, be kind and threaten with remounting at the nursing home.
Gretch
Gretch said:if it is spalted and punky needing patchwork, be kind and threaten with remounting at the nursing home.
Oops! My day job is in a nursing home. We get people better and send them home.
Would be horrible to take the spalting out of my maple platter.
John
Richard Baker
RIP
Another Vote
Another vote for Bill and Charlie's approach. Have some adult beverages, let your muse speak to you, maybe make some notes and draw some sketches. Next morning (after the effect of aforementioned beverages has worn off), take notes and drawings to the shop and turn something beautiful.
Another vote for Bill and Charlie's approach. Have some adult beverages, let your muse speak to you, maybe make some notes and draw some sketches. Next morning (after the effect of aforementioned beverages has worn off), take notes and drawings to the shop and turn something beautiful.