On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 01:58:44 GMT, Dave in Fairfax
wrote:

RaZMaN wrote:
I don't know how many people here are fimilar with the show on HGTV or
DIY (I'm not sure which) about woodturning. Anyway I have been
watching it for about 6 months now and I am very interested in
learning to do this. My problem is I am having trouble finding
anywhere in the St. Louis, MO area that has classes. I am sure they
are here I just can't find them. I was hoping someone here would know
of one or have an idea where I can look to find one. My next question
is about lathe's. I have seen these mini lathe's online and I was
wondering what you could really do with those. Are they worth it?
Any information you can give to someone wanting to learn more is
appricated. Thanks.

Before you decide what lathe you want to buy you need to have some
idea of what you want to do with it. Turning breaks down, in
general, to two basic shapes, stick or bowl, the types of turning
are spindle and facework. You should learn to do spindle work
first so you learn techniques. A small lathe will restrict the
size of things that you can turn, both in length and width. The
mini lathes do spindles about 15" long and maybe, 10 in diameter.
Take a ruler to you kitchen and you'll find that a 10" bowl isn't
very big.
The AAW has local chapters all over the place. Take a look at the
sig line at the end of this message and follow the AAW link. Go
to Local Chapters and look up MO, then find the ones in your
area. Join your local chapter, and the AAW, there will be lots of
people who'll be happy to help you.

Dave in Fairfax

Dave,

Thanks for the information I checked out the website and found one in
the St. Louis area and have sent the person that runs it an email. I
love the AAW site. I just don't know how everyone doesn't want to
just sit there and look at the work that people have done with
woodturning. It seems amazing to me. Thanks again for the
information. You can always count on newsgroups having friendly
people willing to help.