I'll bet Manning wishes he had half the "catches" that I had today.
I've been turning for less than 5 weeks and I love it.
Naturally I started out with pens and a few bottle stoppers but today I thought I'd show off a bit. I decided I would try my hand at a hickory container with a lid. Man, do I have alot to learn. Cleaning out the inside was my biggest challenge....still is. For the life of me, I can't make "any" gouges work for me. I'm using a 5/8 scraper to clean out the inside and that's working pretty well. This hickory is some really hard wood and I'm trying to keep my tools very sharp.
I've got about 6 or 7 hours into it so far....and about 4 design changes. Hope to finish it tomorrow.
Man, I'm having fun.
Dick
I've been turning for less than 5 weeks and I love it.
Naturally I started out with pens and a few bottle stoppers but today I thought I'd show off a bit. I decided I would try my hand at a hickory container with a lid. Man, do I have alot to learn. Cleaning out the inside was my biggest challenge....still is. For the life of me, I can't make "any" gouges work for me. I'm using a 5/8 scraper to clean out the inside and that's working pretty well. This hickory is some really hard wood and I'm trying to keep my tools very sharp.
I've got about 6 or 7 hours into it so far....and about 4 design changes. Hope to finish it tomorrow.
Man, I'm having fun.
Dick