nz_carver
16th January 2010, 03:26 PM
Hi all now as a spend more time on the lathe
I see why you enjoy it
I will never stop carving but its nice to try your hand at somethink new
and hey if I can carve it well thats good to:2tsup:
now I know I still have a lot to work on with my turning
but was thinking I will list off the good and bad in turning
GOOD,
you ge tsomethink finished in a short time:D
Bad
you soon start looking at wood as how can I turn this
not how can I carve this:B
Good
all the bits of wood that are to little to carve I can turn:roll:
Bad
getting that 1st face full off chips:D
Good
the turners I have talked to are all nice people:2tsup:
Bad
working on the lathe to hear that bang crash as your work flys off the lath
and you jump 10 ft in the air:C
so heres two from today
the bolw is going to have the outside carved
ps pics not that good had to use the web cam
I see why you enjoy it
I will never stop carving but its nice to try your hand at somethink new
and hey if I can carve it well thats good to:2tsup:
now I know I still have a lot to work on with my turning
but was thinking I will list off the good and bad in turning
GOOD,
you ge tsomethink finished in a short time:D
Bad
you soon start looking at wood as how can I turn this
not how can I carve this:B
Good
all the bits of wood that are to little to carve I can turn:roll:
Bad
getting that 1st face full off chips:D
Good
the turners I have talked to are all nice people:2tsup:
Bad
working on the lathe to hear that bang crash as your work flys off the lath
and you jump 10 ft in the air:C
so heres two from today
the bolw is going to have the outside carved
ps pics not that good had to use the web cam