Finally hit the on switch

[Joe Eckre]

I made a curvy thing! And produced a mess of hamster chips, all from a 6" piece of poplar from Lowe's! So many shavings! Like giving a teaspoon of applesauce to a baby. One has to wonder where all that came from. Don't know what to do with the thing but I made it.
I got to try the roughing gouge, the scraper, the parting tool, spindle gouge and the skew. As expected the skew was the most finicky of the group and I had a few small catches. But when I paid more attention to what it wanted it made a nice smooth surface.
Lots of practice ahead.
I need to buy the smaller spindle gouge. My tool set only came with this giant 3/4" one.

 

[Clayton MacGregor]

I like to keep the first of anything I turn. I then use it as a marker to check newer items against, from time to time, to see how I am developing as a turner. I also do this when tying flies.

 

[Sam Fleisher]

Congratulations!

I wanna say tool handle. When the thread opened it cut the top and the bottom of the pic off in my view.

 

[Tom Albrecht]

You'll have even more fun if you find your local turner's club and join it.

 

[Dean Center]

As we say in our high school shop when a student gets to this point, "We Have a Woodturner!"

 

[robo hippy]

You are just on the rim of the turning vortex!

robo hippy

 

[Joe Eckre]

You'll have even more fun if you find your local turner's club and join it.

There are two clubs, one in Glendale and one in Palmdale. The next is on the 21st. Looking forward to it!
I've also started watching Rocky Mountain turners on You Tube. They film all their meetings which is really handy. But nothing takes the place of in person.