Thread: Stuff I've made

Welcome to the forums Benny.
Your first 4 projects look pretty good for a beginner to me.

Tip - instead of just giving your location as Australia be more specific.
You never know, a kind local member with a lathe might allow you to access their turning gear a bit more often than you are currently doing

Originally Posted by BobL

Welcome to the forums Benny.
Your first 4 projects look pretty good for a beginner to me.

Thank you! I did get some help with the pen to make sure I didn't break it. I also got some help with the Egg Cup. So it wasn't all me

Good work young tacker. I too would like a more specific location. I may offer use of equipment for practice if convenient.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Benny_

I get to do it once every fortnight at the Peninsula Woodturners Guild

Is this the Guild's venue: McClelland Gallery Studio Park: 390 McClelland Drive LANGWARRIN Vic 3910?

And great work by the way! Fantastic to read that you are passionate about wood turning.

Originally Posted by Enfield Guy

Good work young tacker. I too would like a more specific location. I may offer use of equipment for practice if convenient.

Cheers

Originally Posted by BobL

Tip - instead of just giving your location as Australia be more specific.
You never know, a kind local member with a lathe might allow you to access their turning gear a bit more often than you are currently doing

Just changed my location

Originally Posted by Junkie

Is this the Guild's venue: McClelland Gallery Studio Park: 390 McClelland Drive LANGWARRIN Vic 3910?

Yes, it is!

Originally Posted by Benny_

. . . . I also got some help with the Egg Cup. So it wasn't all me

It rarely is entirely anyones own work. Whether it's some aspect of the design, or elements of how it was done, or a tip we picked up from someone, we're all being helped by someone or other..

Wow Benny,
It is fantastic that you choose such an admirable hobby and secondly a hobby that you show so much promise.
Well done.

Great work mate - you certainly picked a great place to start learning. I don't have time to get there myself, but live right around the corner from it so as soon as I'm able I'll be signing up. I turn quite a few pens etc so if your in need of a few blanks I'm sure I'll have something floating around of interest

Don't be so hard on yourself about needing help - not only do we all start somewhere, but I'd say most of us would only say we were learning as the day you stop learning and being open to new ideas is the day you should possibly find a new hobby....

Keep up the great work and sponge in as much information you can of all the very generous folks of this wonderful community!

Great work Benny! I'm 45 and still haven't turned a pen! I'm new to turning too, lots to learn and never too young or old to learn. My grandfather and father taught me lots when I was a kid. Listen lots and stay safe, you are doing very well! [emoji106]

That's fantastic work young man, a LOT better than my first efforts. Enjoy the experience of turning, and as others have said, plenty of information on here to learn about.
Keep your first few items that you made, so that later on you can look back and see how far you've progressed.
Kryn

Welcome to the forum. That's better work than I was knocking up when I was 12, I was scrounging round the new estate being built near me for off cuts of facia board and small bits to make a boat to float in the local damn, none of which actually did, they all sank. That was of course in the days before they fenced everything of.

keep up the good work and we'll be seeing bowls and inside out turnings in no time.

Well done Benny !
This is a great hobby to enjoy, and I'm sure you'll get lots of help and advice at the Guild and from the kind folk on this forum. Remember, you have only to ask.
cheers
Phil

Great work Benny! I think it is so important to have a passion in life and something where you will never stop learning. But be warned - it is so addictive

I certainly wished I discovered turning at 12!

Jane