Joe Woody Woodpecker demonstrated his obsession with comletion over
process and lack of understanding of what a hobby is:

You can make a bowl or platter with a legacy. And if you desire you can
make a set of salad bowls all in one afternoon EXACTLY ALIKE.

The legacy makes it funner because you don't spend so much 'time'
playing. Your work comes from sketched plans which has the exact bit to
use. You have to guess which type of wood chisel to use and you will
worry about tear out everytime you make something.

The legacy is just funner to use and is easier to use so you can finish
the job.

Besides, if bowels and pens are all you want to make, you should get a
mini lathe. But why spend $400 on a mini lathe when a full size lathe
is $650 and you can make stair spindles. Of course why spend $650 on a
full size lathe when you can spend $1000 on a true milling machine and
do 10 times more.

You want to make everything alike
You want to do it as fast as possible
You don't want to think about which tool to use
You don't want to think about how to design the thing you're making
You don't want to learn technique
You want to finish the job
You don't have a clue on what lathes make what items

God I pity your wife
Dave in Fairfax
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