Hi Stryped, Welcome. Walt gave you some good advice. In my opinion
you picked the right news group, but the wrong way to begin working with
wood. That is if you are a total newbie with perhaps some limit as to
how much time and money you can spend with the wood.

Unless you are firmly committed to flat work and have considerable
workspace and talent, the projects that you plan to accomplish are
likely to be more ambitious, expensive, time consuming, fraught with
risk for disappointment and chances for your giving them up than
woodturning.

It's not too late. You can use your table saw in a modestly equipped
turning shop and soon you will have the fun and the satisfactions of
turning things that will impress your friends and relatives. The best
woods for beginners are usually free.
When you apply any turning tool to any piece of wood spinning on any
lathe, an object that pleases somebody is made. There is much fun,
satisfaction. camaraderie, good advice, options and ways to go and room
to grow in turning wood. One of my satisfactions has been to observe the
growth and maturity of accomplishd turners who started out on the same
path I encourage you to consider.

I know this doesn't answer your question, but I hope you don't think me
an off topic over enthusiastic woodturner. Regardless of the path you
take, have fun and be safe. If it's the flatwork path, whatever you do,
don't buy a lathe; it will divert you and lead to a happy, but incurable
habit.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



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