Hi Ron, Probably already been advised, but it can't hurt to emphasize.
Make your first experimental cuts by holding the skew in your right hand
and turning the lathe spindle with the left. Watch the skew-wood
interactions _closely and you will learn a lot. Then, and only then, run
the lathe slowly and watch _carefully.


Turn to Safety, Arch
Fortiter



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