In my brief time in this group it seems there are
far more end grain (platters, bowls and other hollow
vessels) than there are center/"spindle" turners.

Anyone have an educated guess as to the mix in the
group?

charlie b

"charlie b" wrote in message
...
In my brief time in this group it seems there are
far more end grain (platters, bowls and other hollow
vessels) than there are center/"spindle" turners.

I suppose the truth is that all of us do both, from time to time, and more
or less.
But most of us also do most of the platter, dish, bowl, urn, closed-form
thing,
and, I think you are right, there are fewer who do mainly the spindle thing.

To give numbers can never be anything but guessing, since there, to my
knowledge,
is no research done on this question. I almost hope I am wrong about this.

Bjarte

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Spindles for dough -- and bowls for show...

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Will R.
Jewel Boxes and Wood Art
http://woodwork.pmccl.com
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who have not got it.=94 George Bernard Shaw

"charlie b" wrote in message
...
In my brief time in this group it seems there are
far more end grain (platters, bowls and other hollow
vessels) than there are center/"spindle" turners.

Anyone have an educated guess as to the mix in the
group?

No guess, but some of us even turn between centers for 90% of a bowl. Not
sure whether that indicates a spindle turning or just a cowardly turner.

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 16:40:14 -0400, WillR wrote:

Bjarte Runderheim wrote:
"charlie b" wrote in message
...

In my brief time in this group it seems there are
far more end grain (platters, bowls and other hollow
vessels) than there are center/"spindle" turners.


I suppose the truth is that all of us do both, from time to time, and more
or less.
But most of us also do most of the platter, dish, bowl, urn, closed-form
thing,
and, I think you are right, there are fewer who do mainly the spindle thing.

To give numbers can never be anything but guessing, since there, to my
knowledge,
is no research done on this question. I almost hope I am wrong about this.

Bjarte



Spindles for dough -- and bowls for show...

Sounds right to me. I'd never attempt to make a living making bowls
(more power to the guys that do) but stairway spindles seem like a
cash cow for a guy with a replicator. Bowls are funner to make and
talk about, so they get a lot of press here. Odds are the guys
running spindles all day do it as a job, and don't care to jaw about
it after work.

I don't make drop spindles, pens, or Christmas ornaments anymore, but I
turn tons of weedpots and hollow forms plus a few bowls. The weed pots
are spindle turning and so are most of the hollow forms.

-mike paulson, fort collins, co


In article ,
charlie b wrote:
In my brief time in this group it seems there are
far more end grain (platters, bowls and other hollow
vessels) than there are center/"spindle" turners.

Anyone have an educated guess as to the mix in the
group?

charlie b

"George" George@least wrote in message
...

"charlie b" wrote in message
...
In my brief time in this group it seems there are
far more end grain (platters, bowls and other hollow
vessels) than there are center/"spindle" turners.

Anyone have an educated guess as to the mix in the
group?

No guess, but some of us even turn between centers for 90% of a bowl. Not
sure whether that indicates a spindle turning or just a cowardly turner.
======================================
George,
It's only considered cowardly until the first bowl hits you in the face (you
weren't wearing one of those cowardly face masks, were you?) Pain changes
attitudes! {:-0

Ken Moon
Webberville, TX.

WillR wrote:

Spindles for dough -- and bowls for show...


Me too. Weedpots, bottle stoppers, spurtles, dibbers, corkscrews; and
paper towel holders and candlesticks are 50/50.

I do turn bowls too, but by far my largest time is spent 'spindle' turning.


--
Derek Andrews, woodturner

http://www.seafoamwoodturning.com
http://chipshop.blogspot.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/toolrest/

Well I just recently strarted turning segmented bowls. For the most part I
have been turning goblets and other spindle type turnings. See my website
for examples.
Steven Raphael
http://www.geocities.com/steven_raph...turnings1.html
"charlie b" wrote in message
...
In my brief time in this group it seems there are
far more end grain (platters, bowls and other hollow
vessels) than there are center/"spindle" turners.

Anyone have an educated guess as to the mix in the
group?

charlie b