David C. Stone wrote:
Hopefully spinning up my lathe for the first time soon.

I was wondering if there is any particular wood that you'd
recommend for learning on? Judging by some of the
posts in the past week, I'm guessing that would NOT include
purpleheart or peach!

Box Elder, Butternut, and Poplar are great to learn on, green or dried.
I took apart an old couch today so I could fit it in the dumpster, and
scavenged some 1" poplar from the frame--cut it into square sticks, and
it was a joy to turn for skew practice.

Ken Grunke
Coulee Region Woodturners of SW Wisconsin
http://www.crwoodturner.com/

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