Malabris
21st September 2013, 11:55 AM
Hey guys, I want to get into turning but need some advice...
I took woodshop for a couple of years back in high school and really fell in love with the lathe and have decided to start turning on my own. I've turned a couple of bowls, mallets, baseball bats, etc., but my shop teacher was always watching the delinquents and never really had time to show me much, so I just kind of winged it.
I want to start from scratch and want to learn everything from the ground up. I'm really interested in turning bowls, but am limited on room and will probably have to go with a mini tabletop lathe. I know I won't be able to turn big stuff on it, but I'm not really interested in turning big stuff anyways.
Can you guys point me towards any useful books or literature I should read?
Any suggestions for a mini lathes that I could turn bowls on?
Thanks
I took woodshop for a couple of years back in high school and really fell in love with the lathe and have decided to start turning on my own. I've turned a couple of bowls, mallets, baseball bats, etc., but my shop teacher was always watching the delinquents and never really had time to show me much, so I just kind of winged it.
I want to start from scratch and want to learn everything from the ground up. I'm really interested in turning bowls, but am limited on room and will probably have to go with a mini tabletop lathe. I know I won't be able to turn big stuff on it, but I'm not really interested in turning big stuff anyways.
Can you guys point me towards any useful books or literature I should read?
Any suggestions for a mini lathes that I could turn bowls on?
Thanks