Silvan wrote:
The biggest thing about a lathe is the realization that lumber just isn't
good turning stock. Especially not for newbies where one project in 30 is
worth keeping out of the trash can. (My ratio has gone way up since I
started turning mushrooms though. All of those have been keepers, except
he one that came apart. Plus I can turn them on the round, which saves a
lot of labor.)
I need a chainsaw and a bandsaw bigtime. And a Jacobs chuck, and a four-jaw
chuck of some sort, and a screw chuck, and some different drives and
different centers, and better turning tools, and more turning tools, and
more wood, always more wood...

I ain't gonna give up a chainsaw, but you've got a box of blanks headed
you way. Try turning some of that pine you've got lying around, and any
poplar that you can find.

Dave in Fairfax
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