Some turnings from beginners

[Claude]

Last week I organised a “discovery training week†exclusively for young ladies
These are some of the turnings they were able to do on Friday after four days turning.
It looks like young persons are really good at it, and as usual, ladies do perform better than men in woodturning. They do not fight the lathe but do caress the wood. Their finish prior to use any grit is always astonishing.
I find the “La Truciolara†with her hat and Hair quite amazing.

 

[MichaelMouse]

It looks like young persons are really good at it, and as usual, ladies do perform better than men in woodturning. They do not fight the lathe but do caress the wood. The finish priori to use any grit is always astonishing.

My experience as well. Some suggest they're more willing to take direction than their male counterparts, and that may be a factor. They are more willing to do classroom work in other subjects than the average teenage male, that's for sure. I think it's because they learn to cut rather than force the tool, because they can't. Sixth-graders of both genders are similar in their approach, being lighter and smaller.

Musical males seemed to have the most delicate touch. You could take your eye off them after a short term of hands on. The hormone-driven types would scare you to death.

It's always such a great feeling when the students "get it" and realize they have, isn't it? Doesn't matter if it's algebra or Industrial Arts, either.

 

[Joe Herrmann]

I used to encourage girls to take my woodshop classes when I was teaching. I found that the girls were much better students and generally outperformed many of the guys. They took direction well and did what you told them to. And, they asked questions when they weren't sure. I think the reason was they had to follow directions because they didn't know any better--Daddy hadn't shown they how to do it wrong! Many of the boys came in with preconceived notions of how to do something that were less than perfect.

Joe