I've been dabbling on the wood lathe for the last 15+ years with my Nova 3000. Started making pen kits for friends and family which easily gets you hooked on the fun factor! I have a full woodshop but struggle to spend a lot of time in it...as I tend to get pulled in many directions. Might need to retire soon, just to find the time to get my projects finished. 🙂. We live on 20 acres and have a great supply of alder, wild cherry and endless fir trees. If we ever run short of lumber, we have many neighbors that are always glad to donate to a good cause. I still love running a chainsaw and swinging an axe, but when you have ~30 cords of firewood stored under cover it's time to start doing something else with that resource like chainsaw carving OR fun projects on the wood lathe.
Found a VB36 in Seattle last week and was super excited to get that added to the woodshop. I know that beast will outlive me BUT excited to start processing bowls and researching a McNaughton coring system, as that seems like a great solution to make multiple bowls from a good sized blank. I'm learning that I need to start turning early in the year if I want to have anything available for Christmas presents in December. Last year I turned a number of trees from scraps in the firewood shed and it was so fun + loved the joy it brought everyone.
The inspiration and knowledge shared on AAW is really impressive. As an introvert, I'm all about doing the research and trying to improve my skills by watching and learning from others (typically online and comments made here). Thanks for having me as a new member. Happy Holiday's everyone!!! Thanks, Paul
Found a VB36 in Seattle last week and was super excited to get that added to the woodshop. I know that beast will outlive me BUT excited to start processing bowls and researching a McNaughton coring system, as that seems like a great solution to make multiple bowls from a good sized blank. I'm learning that I need to start turning early in the year if I want to have anything available for Christmas presents in December. Last year I turned a number of trees from scraps in the firewood shed and it was so fun + loved the joy it brought everyone.
The inspiration and knowledge shared on AAW is really impressive. As an introvert, I'm all about doing the research and trying to improve my skills by watching and learning from others (typically online and comments made here). Thanks for having me as a new member. Happy Holiday's everyone!!! Thanks, Paul